“Michael” Japan Premiere Set for June 4
Japanese fans of Michael Jackson are about to witness a historic moment. The highly anticipated biopic Michael will…
2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners: Full List
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle won film of the year at the 10th annual Crunchyroll Anime…
China youth team finish runners-up in AFC U17 Asian Cup after narrow defeat to Japan
The Chinese national youth team finished runners-up in the AFC U17 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia after losing…
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION at 30: Members Talk New Releases
Japan’s ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION dropped Fujieda EP and new single “Skins” in back-to-back months. Recorded entirely at MUSIC…
‘Filter of fantasy’: Japan trials anime therapy to treat depression
As a teenager struggling to fit into life in rural Sicily, psychiatrist Francesco Panto found refuge in anime,…
MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 Illuminates the Future of Music
With less than a month to go, the countdown is on for MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN 2026 (MAJ) —…
Japan core inflation softens to over four year low, weakening case for BOJ rate hike
A gas station attendant refuels a customer’s car in Tokyo on April 24, 2026. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp…
CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia aims to have its ‘five layer cake’ of AI and eat it too
Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a keynote address at Nvidia’s GTC Conference on March 16, 2026 in…
Japan feels the squeeze as China’s rare earth magnet exports only partly recover
China’s exports of rare earth permanent magnets to Japan slightly rebounded in April after slumping the previous month,…
Central banks offload U.S. Treasurys; China holdings at 18-year low
The U.S. Treasury Department building in Washington. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images Foreign governments cut U.S.…
How SEGA SOUND TEAM Is Shaping the Future of Game Music
Japanese game music has gone beyond the confines of simply being the soundtracks to games. It is evolving…
Inflation fears and Iran uncertainty lift the dollar
By Karen Brettell May 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar strengthened on Tuesday as investors focused on a…