Business
This Paris Pop-up Gives a Great Sense of Tokyo
The next best thing to a buying trip in Japan — for consumers and retailers alike — might be the Toyko Sense pop-up in Paris showcasing 29…
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Fashion
Anne Hathaway Trades Press Tour Heels for Zebra Print Adidas Tokyo Sneakers in New York
Anne Hathaway traded her string of press tour heels for a flatter, faster silhouette on Friday, wearing zebra print Adidas Tokyo sneakers…
Lifestyle
Beautiful People Fall 2026: All-weather Treatment
For the return of Beautiful People to Paris after a three-year absence, designer Hidenori Kumakiri reached for “Plan D.” Not as a sign of…
Business
Legendary Sells Minority Stake to Tokyo Broadcasting System in Japanese IP Partnership
The Tokyo Broadcasting System has made a strategic investment in Legendary Entertainment, the producer of “Dune” and the Godzilla…
Fashion
Loewe Goes Big, With Green Tiles Galore, for Ginza Flagship
With its corner location and thousands of muddy green ceramic tiles glistening on its facade, it’s impossible to miss the world’s second…
Business
Raf Simons Is Selling Archives, Stock at Dover Street Market Ginza
STREET SIGNS: Raf Simons is giving hype beasts in Tokyo a chance to score a piece of streetwear history — perhaps even a holy grail. The…
Business
Tokyo Gas to steer more than half of overseas investments to US in next three years, CEO says
Tokyo Gas, Japan’s top city gas provider, plans to direct more than half of the 350 billion yen (S$2.9 billion) it has earmarked for…
News
Taiwan charges Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit in TSMC trade secrets case
Taiwan prosecutors said on Tuesday (Dec 2) they had charged Tokyo Electron’s Taiwan unit with violating the National Security Act and the…
Culture
Tokyo Takeaways: Seven Themes From the Film Festival and Market
The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival and its industry market TIFFCOM unfolded under clearer skies than last year’s typhoon-soaked…
Culture
‘Palestine 36’ Wins Top Prize at Tokyo Film Festival
“Palestine 36,” Palestinian filmmaker Annemarie Jacir’s historical drama about a 1936 Palestinian uprising against British rule and Jewish…
Celebrity
‘Ne Zha 2’ Spurs Debate on Future of Chinese Cinema as 2025 Blue Book Launches at Tokyo Market
At the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFFCOM market, the launch of the Blue Book of China Film 2025 – jointly edited by Peking…
Culture
Peter Chan Recalls UFO Era, Industry Transformation at Tokyo: ‘I Make Movies That the Market Needs’
Filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun returned to the Tokyo International Film Festival nearly three decades after his UFO (United Filmmakers…
Culture
‘Shogun,’ ‘Kokuho’ and ‘Renoir’ Producers Discuss Global Pathways for Japanese Talent at Tokyo Film Festival
Three Japanese female producers who have achieved international critical and commercial success —Miyagawa Eriko, Eiko Mizuno Gray and…
Culture
Rithy Panh and Miyake Sho Discuss Cinema, Labor and Current Viewing Habits at Tokyo Talk
At the Tokyo International Film Festival’s TIFF Lounge, two of world cinema’s most distinctive voices — Cambodia’s Rithy Panh and Japan’s…
Culture
Tokyo Fest Premiere ‘Double Happiness’ Boards Moebius for Asia-Pacific Sales
Hong Kong sales company Moebius Entertainment has boarded Taiwanese film “Double Happiness” for international sales across Asia-Pacific…
Business
‘Parasite’ Producer Barunson E&A Highlights Indonesia Pivot at Tokyo Market Seminar
Barunson E&A, the production and distribution studio behind “Parasite,” reaffirmed that sharply rising production costs and slowing film…
Business
Kamila Andini’s ‘Four Seasons in Java’ Wins Big at Inaugural Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Awards
Indonesian auteur Kamila Andini’s latest project “Four Seasons in Java” won two prizes at the inaugural Tokyo Gap-Financing Market Awards…
Celebrity
‘Blood & Sweat’ Examines Japan–Finland Co-Production Realities at Tokyo Market
Added time for script delays, differing ideas of days off and additional cost of crew. Producers of “Blood & Sweat”, an upcoming…
Culture
Yamada Yoji and Lee Sang-il Trade Insights on Art, Rivalry and Japan’s Film Future at Tokyo Festival
The Tokyo International Film Festival‘s TIFF Lounge series of talks and masterclasses featured a conversation between Yamada Yoji,…
Business
Tokyo: Nikkei rises to record high before BOJ decision, JGB yield climb
Japan’s Nikkei share average rose to a record high on Thursday, shaking off early weakness, as investors awaited the Bank of Japan’s…
Celebrity
‘Morte Cucina’ Team Says Asian Co-Productions Face Cash Flow Crisis – Tokyo Market
Film co-production in Asia is still a complex game with substantial challenges, especially in cash flow financing, according to the…
Business
Japanese Anime ‘Killtube’ Brings Dystopian Battle Royale to Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
An original anime feature set in an alternate 2027 Japan is at the Tokyo Gap-Financing Market, promising a high-octane blend of feudal…
Business
Psychological Thriller ‘The Sleepless Girl’ Bows at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
Producer Patrick Mao Huang (Cannes winner “Tiger Stripes”) of Taiwan’s Flash Forward Entertainment is presenting psychological thriller…
Business
‘Konbini’ Bridges Cultures at Tokyo Gap-Financing Market
A Spanish director is bringing a distinctly Japanese story to the screen with “Konbini,” a humanistic drama about an elderly man who…