TOKYO – Every actor in kabuki – a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for its striking make-up and elaborate costumes – relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: ...

Ahead of a show at the famed Kabuki-za theatre in central Tokyo, wig master Tadashi Kamoji carefully places a topknot creation on a young performer in a flamboyant kimono costume. "A kabuki actor ...

Every actor in kabuki -- a traditional Japanese performing art celebrated for its striking makeup and elaborate costumes -- relies on one final, essential element to fully inhabit their role: the wig.

A seafood tour across Hokkaido focuses on freshness, featuring dishes prepared immediately before serving. Dancing squid sashimi highlights the role of timing, as the squid reacts when seasoned and ...

Subaru is shuffling things around with its WRX lineup in Japan. The automaker's Japanese consumer website is now noting that orders of the WRX S4, the sole version currently sold there, will shut down ...

Resident Evil Requiem players in Japan are complaining of overt censorship of the horror game's goriest scenes. While most territories can play without automatic censorship, players of the Japanese ...

Bad Bunny‘s nostalgic plena track “DtMF” went to Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 this week but another version stirred up viral buzz on social media: a Japanese translation of the song. Content ...

In Josef Kubota Wladyka‘s Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!, the co-writer/director tells a beautifully relatable story of life, love and loss with some Fosse-quality dance numbers and just the right amount ...