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Your Name Director Makoto Shinkai, Other Anime Creators Invited to Join Oscar Academy
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ROCKET NEWS
Three directors and arguably the greatest anime composer of all time asked to join organization.
Despite anime becoming steadily more popular around the world, and bolstering its critical acclaim in the process, the medium has had limited success at the Oscars. Hayao Miyazaki’s Spir...
Three directors and arguably the greatest anime composer of all time asked to join organization.
Despite anime becoming steadily more popular around the world, and bolstering its critical acclaim in the process, the medium has had limited success at the Oscars. Hayao Miyazaki’s Spir...
- June 27, 2018
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No Win, No Problem: Fans in Japan Keep Faith For Last 16
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Japanese soccer fans did not get the win they wanted but took heart from their team's grit as the Samurai Blue came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Senegal, keeping their hopes of an improbable place in the World Cup last 16 on track.
Japan looked on the verge of defeat i...
TOKYO - Japanese soccer fans did not get the win they wanted but took heart from their team's grit as the Samurai Blue came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with Senegal, keeping their hopes of an improbable place in the World Cup last 16 on track.
Japan looked on the verge of defeat i...
- June 25, 2018
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Okinawa Marks 73rd Anniversary of End of World War II Battle
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JAPAN TODAY
NAHA - Okinawa marked Saturday the 73rd anniversary of the end of a World War II ground battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, with its governor reiterating calls for the reduction of U.S. forces in the island prefecture, citing easing tensions with North Korea.
"Developments towar...
NAHA - Okinawa marked Saturday the 73rd anniversary of the end of a World War II ground battle that claimed over 200,000 lives, with its governor reiterating calls for the reduction of U.S. forces in the island prefecture, citing easing tensions with North Korea.
"Developments towar...
- June 23, 2018
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Fans in Japan Go Wild After World Cup win Over Colombia
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Bars across Japan erupted with joy on Tuesday as soccer fans exchanged beery hugs after their team stunned Colombia 2-1 in their World Cup opener in Russia.
Many supporters, the majority the worse for wear after a boozy evening glued to the television, celebrated with one fo...
TOKYO - Bars across Japan erupted with joy on Tuesday as soccer fans exchanged beery hugs after their team stunned Colombia 2-1 in their World Cup opener in Russia.
Many supporters, the majority the worse for wear after a boozy evening glued to the television, celebrated with one fo...
- June 20, 2018
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Japan Tops Colombia 2-1 in Latest World Cup Surprise
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THE JAPAN NEWS
SARANSK, Russia (AP) — Yuya Osako had a surprise in store for those who thought the absence of Shinji Okazaki left Japan little hope of competing with Colombia at the World Cup.
Oasko’s gritty determination to set up one goal and his 73rd-minute header from Keisuke Honda’s corner...
SARANSK, Russia (AP) — Yuya Osako had a surprise in store for those who thought the absence of Shinji Okazaki left Japan little hope of competing with Colombia at the World Cup.
Oasko’s gritty determination to set up one goal and his 73rd-minute header from Keisuke Honda’s corner...
- June 20, 2018
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3 Dead, Dozens Injured After M6.1 Quake Hits Northern Osaka Region
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JAPAN TODAY
OSAKA - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Osaka and other parts of western Japan on Monday morning, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, disrupting rush-hour traffic and causing a major power outage.
The 7:58 a.m. quake occurred at a depth of about 13...
OSAKA - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Osaka and other parts of western Japan on Monday morning, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, disrupting rush-hour traffic and causing a major power outage.
The 7:58 a.m. quake occurred at a depth of about 13...
- June 18, 2018
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Trouble-Hit Nuclear Reactor in Saga Resumes Operations
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JAPAN TODAY
FUKUOKA - A nuclear reactor at a trouble-hit complex in southwestern Japan restarted operations Saturday for the first time in more than six and a half years amid lingering safety concerns.
The No. 4 unit at the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture is the fourth reactor of operator Kyush...
FUKUOKA - A nuclear reactor at a trouble-hit complex in southwestern Japan restarted operations Saturday for the first time in more than six and a half years amid lingering safety concerns.
The No. 4 unit at the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture is the fourth reactor of operator Kyush...
- June 16, 2018
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Diet Enacts Law to Lower Age of Adulthood to 18
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted Wednesday a bill to lower the adult age defined under the Civil Code to 18 from the current 20.
The bill to amend the law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal De...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted Wednesday a bill to lower the adult age defined under the Civil Code to 18 from the current 20.
The bill to amend the law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal De...
- June 15, 2018
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Holidays To Be Moved To Ease Traffic for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law to move national holidays to days linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to alleviate traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.
Under the revised law aimed at smooth transport and security for the Olympics, July 23, the eve of the Game...
TOKYO - The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law to move national holidays to days linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to alleviate traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.
Under the revised law aimed at smooth transport and security for the Olympics, July 23, the eve of the Game...
- June 14, 2018
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Abe Thanks Trump for Raising Issue of Japanese Abductees
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump for raising the abduction issue during the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on Tuesday.
“I highly evaluate that he [Trump] referred [during the summit meeting] to what I had told him about the abducti...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump for raising the abduction issue during the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on Tuesday.
“I highly evaluate that he [Trump] referred [during the summit meeting] to what I had told him about the abducti...
- June 13, 2018
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