Disney+ Inks Partnership With CJ ENM to Bring TVING Originals to Japan
The Walt Disney Company Japan has struck a multi-year content partnership with South Korea’s entertainment giant CJ ENM…
New World Plans $1.9 Billion Debt Swap With Creditor Haircuts
New World Development Co. plans to issue up to $1.9 billion of new debt in an exchange offer…
Fan Bingbing On Mother Bhumi, Working Again in China After Tax Case
Returning to Tokyo International Film Festival 15 years after she won best actress for Buddha Mountain in 2010,…
Yoji Yamada and Lee Sang-il Discuss Japanese Filmmaking
Two generational talents of Japanese cinema shared the stage to discuss each other’s work at Tokyo International Film…
Tokyo’s Lost in Translation Bar Still Shines
The hotel bar has long played a pivotal role in films, serving as a cinematic crossroads where chance…
Soy Sees Biggest Monthly Gain Since 2020 as China Buys Cargoes
Soybean futures notched their biggest monthly gain in almost five years as Beijing moves to boost purchases of…
Lee Soo Man: How the ‘King of K-pop’ built a global industry
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Lee Soo Man resisted the title at first. “King of K-pop” sounded too…
Taiwan Economy Rides AI Boom to Better-Than-Expected Growth
Taiwan’s economy soared past expectations to clock a second consecutive quarter of strong growth, as gains from the…
China Home Sales Slump Deepens After Easing in Top Cities
China’s new-home sales extended a slump in October, despite recent easing measures introduced by major cities to revive…
AI Frenzy Fueling Tech Dominance Rewrites Asia’s Market Playbook
The frenzy over artificial intelligence has helped Asian stocks outperform the world this year. It’s also transforming the…
Japanese Director Yuichiro Sakashita Delivers Social Satire in Blonde
With Blonde, premiering this week in the Tokyo International Film Festival’s main competition, rising 38-year-old director Yuichiro Sakashita…
Costume and Urban Romance Dramas Dominate Chinese TV Slate at TIFFCOM
Expect more Chinese epic costume dramas and Shanghai-set modern urban romance dramas in the coming years. And with…