Crossfaith Interview: “We Need to Start Questioning What’s Going On Around Us” Once described as being like “Slipknot tearing The Prodigy limb from limb,” Crossfaith are an…
Ryusuke Hamaguchi on His New Film “Asako I & II” and Competing at Cannes Film Fest One of the most innovative young filmmakers in Japanese cinema, Ryusuke Hamaguchi is finally starting…
Fired for Having a Baby: Victims of Maternity Harassment in Japan Speak Out Hiroko Miyashita never intended to quit her job after falling pregnant with her second baby.…
The Bachelor Japan Season 2 Stars on Tears, Drama and Finding a Life Partner After three months of swaying this way and that, Rintaro Oyaizu was ready to make…
The Man Who Survived Both Atomic Bombs This month Japan commemorates the 73rd anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombings on Hiroshima and…
From Ashes to Award-Winner: Discover Toyama’s Natural Wonders and Modern Architecture Seen as the gateway to the Northern Japanese Alps and the Sea of Japan, Toyama…
Actor Win Morisaki on Working with Steven Spielberg and Aiming for an Oscar At age 14 Win Morisaki was strolling around Ebisu in central Tokyo when a talent…
World Cup 2018: Japan’s Highs, Heartbreaks, and the Thank You Note That Went Viral Following Japan’s dramatic exit from the World Cup this week, TW takes a look back…
A Creative Kanazawa Getaway: What to Do and Where to Stay Affectionately known as “little Kyoto,” Kanazawa is a rustic city in northern Honshu’s Chubu region.…
A New Film by Gori Explores the Okinawan Ritual of Washing the Bones of Deceased Family Members Asked to make a movie on the sparse island of Aguni in Okinawa, Toshiyuki Teruya…
FIFA Fever: Pierre Littbarski on What It Was Like To Win the 1990 World Cup With the 2018 FIFA World Cup set to kick off Russia this month, TW decided…
Singer Crystal Kay: “I Had a Quarter-life Crisis Around the Age of 25” TW interviews the singer on struggling with cultural identity, celebrating two decades in the industry,…
Short Shorts Film Fest Turns 20: Founder Tetsuya Bessho on the Journey, and Advice from George Lucas This year, the Short Shorts Film Festival (SSFF) celebrates its 20th anniversary. As the increasingly…
Barcelona Football Legend Andrés Iniesta is Moving to Japan’s J-League Vissel Kobe this week announced the signing of former Barcelona captain Andrés Iniesta in what…
Kazuhiro Tsuji: The True Passion of the “Darkest Hour” Oscar Winner Born in Kyoto in 1969, Kazuhiro Tsuji had a difficult childhood. Brought up by an…
