The accolades for “Shogun” reflect not only the growing diversity in American entertainment, but also the legacy of Japan’s “jidaigeki” samurai films, which have influenced directors worldwide. “Shogun” recently racked up 18 Emmy Awards for its first season — the most ever for a show in a single year. The previous record holder was “Game of Thrones” with 12 wins…
Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) is the leading event dedicated to promoting the global reach of Japanese music, serving as…
imase is a Japanese singer-songwriter. Born in a new milenia, he debuted in 2021 and found success with the 2022…
Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest semi-autobiographical film wins best animated feature at the US film award. Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron” on last week won the Golden Globe…
TIFFCOM, the leading content market in Asia is affiliated with Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), featuring a variety of content holders from film, TV, animation etc., the market has been…
The 36th TIFF “Ethical Film Award” is a newly established award launched this year. We define “ethical” as “thoughts and actions that empathize with people, society, and the environment.” The…
Starting tomorrow, Japan’s WiredX Music Festival returns to Aichi Sky Expo for two nights in a row (22-23 Jan 2022) to showcase some of Japan’s most celebrated electronic and modern artists in the live arena. Featuring Nulbarich, AK-69, chelmlco, Awich, ¥ellow Bucks, and many more, it will close the festival with performances by OZworld, Cyber Rui, and K.O. The festival…
Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) is back this November (2021) with its very first online version. Albeit being their 18th edition, the conference is not letting the industry down and…
Asia Centre will be hosting a webinar discussion this November 18 to discuss and exchange post pandemic views with Japanese academics and scholars based in Thailand. Being socially, economically and…
Performed by Japan’s oldest and largest symphony orchestra the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘Monster Hunter Orchestra Concert 2020’ is coming to its audience digitally for the first time this October 3,…
Jean-Michel Jarre President of CISAC was recently interviewed by the Takayuki Suzuki, co-founder of Big Parade, at a convention organised by JASRAC (Japan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers &…
Japan is looking to work with the private sector to enhance technologies in biodegradable plastic in part to save and protect the oceans. Tokyo is now pushing for more efforts…
The Orchard, a pioneering music, video and film distributor, have recently appointed Ken Seki as Director to manage the relationships, strategy, sales and marketing for clients and retails accounts of…
After Omnifone’s closure, LINE, a worldwide messenger service was on the lookout for an experienced music technology company with strong music label relationships, and a robust and highly scalable platform…
The new office, based in the Ebisu district of central Tokyo, will be headed by Haji Taniguchi, former President of Avex Music Publishing Inc. Taniguchi remain as one of the…
Discover Mu:con from Don M’s perspective; the challenges and sustainability of being a music producer in Asia, being part of the Korean pop culture, and trends that the West are seemingly trying to break into. Recently held in Seoul, Mu:con – a music conference -…
