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Japanese film ‘Drive My Car’ wins Oscar for Best International Feature Film
Japanese drama “Drive My Car” won an Oscar for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday night. Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, this year’s win marks Japan's fifth Oscar and the first since 2009 when “Departures” won in the same category, at the time…
· Michelle De Pacina
Teen gets children’s books about Japanese American incarceration into Seattle-area elementary schools
Kai Vanderlip, a 17-year-old high school student from Redmond, Washington, organized a project to teach children about the incarceration of Japanese Americans brought about by President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066. The order forced over 100,000 Japanese…
· Bryan Ke
Sumo oranges: the Japanese citrus sweeping TikTok
Sumo oranges have gained widespread attention on social media after a video of a woman enthusiastically persuading other grocery shoppers at a Trader Joe’s in New York City to buy the sweet fruit went viral. The citrus was first cultivated in Japan as part of a government…
· Carl Samson
Zelenskyy asks Japan for tougher sanctions against Russia amid fears of chemical attack, nuclear threat
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on Japan to keep up sanctions against Russia and to take a step further by enforcing a trade embargo on Russian goods. In his virtual address to Japan’s parliament, Zelenskyy reminded lawmakers of the horrors of war and…
· Rebecca Moon
Survey: 9 in 10 Japanese fear China will invade Taiwan
A poll conducted on Saturday by the Mainichi Shimbun and Saitama University's Social Survey found that 9 in 10 Japanese were concerned that China may invade Taiwan. Among respondents, 56% expressed “strong concerns” while 33% reported having “some degree of anxiety.” The survey…
· Rebecca Moon
President Biden signs bill designating former Japanese incarceration camp in Colorado as historic site
President Biden signed a bill on Friday designating a former World War II Japanese incarceration camp as a national historic site in Colorado. From 1942 to 1945, more than 10,000 people, most of whom were Japanese Americans, were kept in the incarceration camp known as “Camp…
· Rebecca Moon
Japan’s ‘cheapest’ cardboard beds can be bought and shipped to adventurous sleepers in the US for $50
A Japanese company specializing in cardboard boxes, Aasu Danboru (“Earth Cardboard”), has designed a cardboard bed that is available to purchase online for $50. Cardboard beds have been used for some time in Japan at evacuation centers during disaster reliefs due to the ease of…
· Carl Samson
16 Republicans oppose House bill on educating the public on Japanese American incarceration during WWII
Sixteen House Republicans voted against a bill that seeks to educate the public on the history of Japanese Americans in World War II, including their incarceration experience. The legislation, which passed with 406 yeas, will direct the Secretary of the Interior to create a…
· Rebecca Moon
7.4 magnitude earthquake kills at least 2, leaves thousands without power in Fukushima, Japan
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Fukushima, Japan, on Wednesday, leaving many homes without water or power. The earthquake has forced many factories to close, halting the production of supply chains that are already experiencing shortages. It has been reported that at least two…
· Iris Jung
Ken Watanabe stars in upcoming HBO Japanese crime drama series ‘Tokyo Vice’ with Ansel Elgort
Japanese actor Ken Watanabe, known for his roles in "The Last Samurai," "Memoirs of a Geisha" and “Inception,” stars in Michael Mann's upcoming "Tokyo Vice." Ken Watanabe plays the role of an organized crime detective in a neon-drenched Tokyo, Japan. The television show, based…
· Carl Samson
Japanese company 3D-prints spherical house in under 24 hours
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to identify Clouds Architecture Office as the designer of the Sphere. The New York-based architecture firm was hired by Serendix Partners to design the project. A Japanese company reportedly met its goal of 3D-printing a house in less…
· Carl Samson
Ukraine’s envoy to Japan slams Uniqlo for continuing operations in Russia: ‘What a shame’
Fast fashion retailer Uniqlo has remained in business in Russia despite pressure to close its 49 stores in the country. Tadashi Yanai, founder and president of Fast Retailing Co., the parent company of Uniqlo, said clothing is a necessity of life and Russians have the same right…
· Rebecca Moon
Ancient Japanese ‘killing stone’ said to contain an evil nine-tailed fox spirit has split open
A mythological killing stone in Japan, the Sessho-seki, was found split open, causing locals and internet users to believe that an evil spirit has escaped. The stone, located in Nasu, Japan, near volcanic mountains, was mandated as an official historical site in 1957. According…
· Ryan General
Video: Russia removes Japan, US flags but leaves India flag on its space rocket
Russian space agency Roscosmos has removed the Japanese and American flags from its space rocket. "The launchers at Baikonur decided that without the flags of some countries, our rocket would look more beautiful," said Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin. In the…
· Carl Samson
Army vet charged for attacking 7 NYC Asian women had mental issues, wanted to learn Japanese, mother says
A man charged with hate crimes after allegedly assaulting seven Asian women in Manhattan on Sunday has struggled with mental health issues for years, according to his mother. Steven Zajonc, 28, was arrested on Wednesday evening in connection with the unprovoked assaults, which…
· Jane Nam
Best Picture Oscar-nominated Japanese film ‘Drive My Car’ now available to stream on HBO Max
Critically acclaimed Japanese film “Drive My Car,” adapted from the Haruki Murakami short story by the same name, tells the story of a grieving actor and theater director, Yusuke Kafuku, who is offered a position to direct a new production. In the process, he is offered a female…
· Rebecca Moon
Prime Minister Kishida announces Japan will take in refugees from Ukraine to ‘demonstrate solidarity’
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed that his country would take in Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion during a phone call with Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Kishida stated in his call that he would like to “demonstrate solidarity with the…
· Bryan Ke
Logan Paul admits his apology for video showing human remains at Japan’s suicide forest was ‘half-ass’
American YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul has admitted he gave a “half-assed” apology days after receiving backlash against his infamous “suicide forest” vlog in December 2017. “You know character shifts are gradual and they don’t happen overnight. That’s why you see these…
· Ryan General
Kit Kat Japan gets the anime treatment in stylish promo directed by Naoko Yamada
Renowned animator Naoko Yamada directed an anime-inspired promotional video for Kit Kat in Japan. The 15-second animation is part of the brand’s “Kikkake wa Kit Kat de” (“Kit Kat Creates the Chance”) campaign, which spreads messages of encouragement to Japanese consumers. Kit…
· Carl Samson
North Korea firing of ballistic missile into sea deemed ‘absolutely unforgivable’ by Japan
After 28 days of reportedly ceasing weapons tests during the Beijing Olympics, North Korea fired a ballistic missile that traveled 300 kilometers (approximately 186 miles) towards the sea on Sunday. The surprise test occurred on the same day Russian President Vladimir Putin put…
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Tokyo Disney
Tokyo Disney connects to Oriental Land, the company that runs the resort and the spending around it.
Company · Japan · TYO:7832
Bandai Namco Holdings
Bandai Namco sits behind toys, anime IP, games, and licensing that turn fandom into everyday consumer products.
Company · Japan · TYO:9697
Capcom
Capcom is a good read on how long-running game worlds keep producing sales, streams, and fandom years after launch.
Company · Japan · TYO:4751
CyberAgent
CyberAgent runs ABEMA streaming and Cygames' hits like Uma Musume and Granblue Fantasy — a media-and-games force in Japanese pop culture.
Company · Japan · TYO:9983
Fast Retailing
Fast Retailing matters because Uniqlo is an everyday consumer habit, not just a stock story.
Company · Japan · TYO:9468
Kadokawa
Kadokawa ties publishing, anime adaptation, games, and fandom discovery into one listed media company.
Company · Japan · TYO:2801
Kikkoman
Kikkoman is how Japanese flavor went global — the soy sauce that became a default condiment on Western tables and made 'umami' a kitchen word.
Company · Japan · TYO:9766
Konami Group
Konami sits on a vault of iconic IP — Yu-Gi-Oh cards, Metal Gear, Silent Hill — plus a huge trading-card and mobile business.
Company · Japan · TYO:7974
Nintendo
Nintendo turns beloved game worlds into hardware, software, parks, merch, and repeat family spending.