At a bookstore event here half a year ago, this Mainichi Shimbun reporter met a woman from Peru who said she has lived in ...

Netflix has added a trio of unscripted series to its Japanese slate. Final Draft, Badly in Love and Welcome Now, Get Lost ...

Netflix Japan unveils 'Last Samurai Standing' series, plus new seasons of 'Alice in Borderland,' dating shows and crime ...

Stand-up comedian and actor, Jo Koy — whose real name is Joseph Herbert — had service members and their families roaring with ...

The agency's handling of the scandal raised further questions about what's going on in the world of Japanese comedy. The story broke in a weekly magazine report in June stating that several ...

In 1974, he became a full member, marking the start of a rise that would see him become one of the biggest stars in Japanese comedy. For children growing up in 1970s and 80s Japan, The Drifters ...

Many are set in schools, showcasing the humorous side of youth. Ready to dive into the wonderful world of Japanese comedy manga guaranteed to crack you up? Buckle up, because here are 10 of the ...

Broken Rage, Takeshi Kitano's goofball spoof of his own brutal yakuza crime movies, is streaming worldwide on Prime starting ...

Pixar’s Inside Out may have won an Academy Award and spawned a record-breaking sequel, but storytellers have been assigning personalities to our emotions and internal organs for years. British ...

Netflix brings you a special one. Kentaro's Pregnancy is an upcoming Japanese comedy television series co-directed by Yūko Hakoda. Based on the eponymous manga by Eri Sakai, it tells the story of ...

After failing to make it to the Oscars shortlist,  filmmaker Kiran Rao’s sophomore directorial ‘Laapataa Ladies’ has been nominated for the Japan Academy ...