‘Kokuho’ Review: Japan’s Oscar Entry and Box Office Achiever Is an Absorbing Three Hours of Kabuki and Conflicted Masculinity

Lee Sang-il's moving if overlong Toho release 'Kokuho' represents Japan in the 2026 Best International Feature Oscar race.
Rome Sentinel

Japan to screen #MeToo film months after Oscar nomination

Japan will for the first time screen a documentary directed by a prominent campaigner in the country's #MeToo movement, ...
Townsville Bulletin

Japanese musician and restaurateur Akio Hoshi tribute film to screen at Darwin’s Deckchair Cinema

Hoshi, who died in August at age 58, arrived in Darwin from Japan in 2013 to follow family and pursue his interests in Aboriginal music, particularly the didgeridoo. His former partner, Penelope ...
LifestyleAsia

Japanese band ONE OK ROCK to tour Singapore with a concert in March 2026

Iconic Japanese band ONE OK ROCK will return to Singapore in March 2026 for their latest concert tour, ‘DETOX Asia Tour 2026’. Here are all the details we know so far. Earlier today (23 October 2025), ...
lokmattimes

Indian cinema stars form bee-line to wish Minister of Home Affairs of India, Amit Shah on his birthday

Mumbai, Oct 22 Artistes from across the cinema industries of India are forming a bee-line to send their best wishes to the Minister of Home Affairs of India, Amit Shah on his 61st birthday. Actor ...
CNN-News18

'Goodbye, My Friend': Ammy Virk Pens Emotional Note, Remembers Rajvir Jawanda

Punjabi actor-singer Ammy Virk attended the prayer meet of Rajvir Jawanda on Friday, who passed away on October 8. After paying his last tributes to the late singer, Ammy took to his Instagram handle ...
Nikkei Asia

Bessent urges Japan, other countries to cut imports of Russian LNG

WASHINGTON -- Countries that buy Russian energy should switch to alternative sources, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, as Group of Seven finance chiefs were set to meet here to ...