Billed as Netflix Japan’s tentpole title for the year, Last Samurai Standing is set in 1878 Japan, and assembles 292 fallen samurais for a survival game, where the last competitor standing gets to ...

A team of student researchers at Tohoku University has identified a previously unknown species of the venomous Physalia (better known as the ...

Scientists in Japan have discovered Physalia mikazuki, a previously unknown species of Portuguese man-of-war, in northern waters for the first time. DNA and anatomical analysis confirmed it as ...

Most Godzilla movies were made in Japan, where the series originated, including great ones like Shin Godzilla and Godzilla vs. Destoroyah.

Both of these major Japanese broadcasters now have a production studio dedicated to developing & producing content aimed at international audiences.

A student-led research group from Tohoku University has discovered a new species of the venomous Physalia (commonly known as ...

Anime fans can attest that while plot, animation, and world-building are all key components to a successful franchise, there needs to be a strong focus on the show’s characters. The impact of ...

Born in 1534, Hosokawa Fujitaka was no ordinary samurai. A scholar, poet, and warrior, he fought through Japan’s most violent ...

Saigo Takamori helped shape modern Japan — and then died fighting it. Born a low-ranking samurai, he rose to become a national hero during the Meiji Restoration, helping to end 200 years of isolation.

The Tokyo International Film Festival featured a conversation between Yamada Yoji, director of 'Tokyo Taxi,' and 'Kokuho' ...

A scene from SAMURAI FURY. Courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment The year is 1461 (for the movie, SAMURAI FURY, not us, though many think we’re regressing globally). Japan is in a state of chaos.

Crucially, the show looks really stylish and potentially stylised, so I've got every hope that its action will be gorgeous to ...