The documentary screening at Tokyo Film Festival takes a deeply human look at the lives of the indigenous Ainu people of ...

but it was not always part of the larger nation of Japan. Prior to 1869, Hokkaido was ruled by the native Ainu people, who also resided among the Kuril Islands and Sakhalin Island. During this ...

I discuss the recent surge of Japanese pop culture across mediums like anime, manga, TV shows, and more that have captivated ...

The little race of Eastern adventurers suddenly swallowed their loud, brave words. Suddenly the people of Japan realized that the world is contagious with wars too big to fight successfully ...

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Famitsu has published the latest Japanese software sales charts, and it’s a rare week of software wins for Sony. While much has been made of PlayStation’s inability to sell games in its home ...

Famitsu has served up our latest look at the Japanese gaming charts and after two weeks at the top, Zelda has fallen. Yes, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has dropped down to fifth this week ...

Echoes of Wisdom was the biggest selling boxed game in Japan for September, with over 200,000 copies sold. Despite only being on sale for four days – with Famitsu's latest charts encompassing ...

He was there with a tiny crew to shoot a bear ritual of the indigenous Ainu people of Japan’s northernmost islands that was being performed for the first time in decades. Fukunaga plans to use ...