Kabukicho Love Hotel is the latest film by Japanese director Ryuichi Hiroki. Amos Gitai’s Tsili takes place during World War II, and Naji Abu Nowar’s Theeb during the First World War.
The Prince, the better of the pair of films, is a “docu-fiction” about the life journey of Jalil Nazari, an Afghan refugee in Iran, who subsequently applied for asylum in Germany.
The recent exhibition in Tokyo included some 180 early Soviet posters, which have remarkable artistic and historic significance.
The new ministry will intensify the attacks on the working class at home and expand Japan’s remilitarization directed at its rivals abroad.
On the eve of Obama’s visit to Tokyo, the Japanese government announced the strengthening of its military posture in areas adjacent to China.
A ferry that sank on Wednesday carrying some 470 people could turn out to be South Korea’s worst shipping accident in decades.
Washington and Tokyo are hypocritically using North Korean missile drills as an excuse for the remilitarisation of Japan, directed against China and Russia.
The film about Japanese kamikaze pilots during World War II is part of a concerted campaign to revive militarism and condition young people for new wars.
Japan’s central bank decided to expand its massive monetary easing program.
The restructuring of Toyota’s operations, within Japan and internationally, is aimed at driving down wages and increasing exploitation.
The government stacked the NHK’s board with right-wing appointees to shift the public broadcaster’s political orientation.
The election is being held amid growing public opposition to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government.
The JCP is seeking to channel popular discontent by forming a new alliance that would posture as the only viable opposition to the Abe government.
The trip was aimed at expanding Japanese influence in Africa and curbing China’s presence in this strategically vital region.
Tokyo Filmex, founded in 2000, is a film festival that features mostly new Asian releases. The 14th Filmex, held from November 23 to December 1, presented a number of interesting films.
TEPCO has started the hazardous task of transferring nuclear fuel rods from the unstable reactor 4 building at its Fukushima Daiichi plant.
The bill will expand the range of secret government information, paving the way for closer involvement in the US military build-up against China.
The new animated film is a mixture of striking imagery and the wrongheaded views of a disillusioned and disheartened artist.
The recent Tokyo International Film Festival, held October 17-25, screened a number of films worth commenting on.
The recent Tokyo International Film Festival, held October 17-25, screened a number of films worth commenting on.
