Anime Pilgrimages Are Booming With 195% Surge In Comic-Related Travel Across Asia

‘The Season’: Hulu Drops First Trailer For Its Hong Kong Revenge Drama TV Series

“Sh*t On Me If You Didn’t Like It” Bong Joon Ho Slams ‘Mickey 17’ Critics

Netflix Premieres Global Romance Series ‘Soul Mate’ Starring Ok Taec-yeon

Kelly Marie Tran Thriller ‘Forge’ Gets May Theatrical Release Date

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Japan

Despite Mixed Reviews, ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Becomes First Film to Hit $1 Billion This Year

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie hits $1 billion worldwide as the first film of 2026, defying critics’ 42% Rotten Tomatoes score with strong audience approval at 88% Popcornmeter.

Tokyo Tourism Hub Begins Issuing On the Spot Fines for Littering in Shibuya

Inside Manga’s $40 Billion Piracy Problem—And the Race to Fix It

Film & TV

Ally Maki discusses being ‘Toy Story’s first Asian American female

June 24, 2019

Wayne Wong’s ‘Coming Home Again’ starring Justin Chon picked up by Asian Shadows

July 24, 2019

Margaret Cho says she ‘would love to’ run for office

August 21, 2017

WATCH: Paul McCartney reacts to BTS singing ‘Hey Jude’

September 26, 2019

Japan

Japan’s 74-year-old ‘Black Widow’ serial killer who murdered her lovers loses death sentence appeal

June 30, 2021

Top Japanese footballer Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender, gets praised by Joe Biden

June 24, 2021

Tokyo Olympics gives 160,000 condoms to athletes to use only in home country due to pandemic

June 1, 2021

Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open after news conference controversy, citing mental health

June 1, 2021

Japanese WWE star Asuka’s first encounter with racism occurred during the Coronavirus pandemic

May 17, 2021

Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka to launch skincare line ‘KINLÒ’ for people of color

April 28, 2021

‘F*ck off Chinese’: Cup of urine with racist messages left on Japanese American woman’s car in California

April 23, 2021

Japanese American Chairman wants to emphasize gun rights to combat anti-Asian violence

April 22, 2021

Live-action Gundam movie to be made for Netflix with ‘Kong’ director Jordan Vogt-Roberts

April 13, 2021

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama becomes first Asian-born to win Masters

April 12, 2021

Japanese American man randomly punched in the face whilst walking in Washington D.C.

March 31, 2021

Nicolas Cage marries 26-year-old Japanese girlfriend Riko Shibata in Las Vegas

March 11, 2021

More

MetFilm Sales Acquires Mongolian Documentary ‘Colors of White Rock’ Ahead of Tribeca Premiere

The London-based firm picks up worldwide rights for Khoroldorj Choijoovanchig’s film about a female truck driver in Mongolia’s coal mines.

May 6, 2026

Herman Yau Drama ‘We’re Nothing at All’ Set for UK and Ireland Release

Trinity CineAsia acquires the distribution rights for the award-winning Hong Kong social drama, scheduled for a theatrical launch this May.

May 6, 2026

Are China’s Viral AI Microdramas Helping or Hurting Film?

China’s viral AI microdramas are exploding on Douyin — slashing costs and creating new formats, while actors, crews and courts

May 6, 2026

“The Most Masculine Men Wear Skirts”: Dwayne Johnson Celebrates Polynesian Culture By Wearing Lavalava At Met Gala

Dwayne Johnson makes his Met Gala debut in a skirt-inspired Thom Browne look, celebrating Polynesian culture and redefining masculinity on

May 6, 2026

Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao Rumoured for New Action ‘Epic 1941’

Hong Kong legends Jackie Chan, Donnie Yen, and Jet Li are reportedly joining forces for a new historical epic titled

May 5, 2026

Hong Kong Film ‘Ciao UFO’ Award Winner Coming to UK Cinemas

The Hong Kong Film Awards Best Film winner, Ciao UFO, arrives in the UK

May 5, 2026

‘Exit 8’ Movie Review: The Terrifying Endless Loop of the Japanese Metro

Genki Kawamura turns the mundane commute into a study of existential dread

May 5, 2026

‘K-Everything’: Daniel Dae Kim’s CNN Travel Series Goes Beyond K-pop Hype

CNN’s new travel show 'K-Everything' follows Daniel Dae Kim across Korea as he explores the country’s global cultural influence, from

May 5, 2026

‘Covid-26: Bad Bias’ – How Jihun Park and Haerin Kim Are Reclaiming the ESEA Narrative Through London’s Underground Art Scene

From ritualistic dance to archival film and sound performance, London’s latest ESEA collective, Bad Bias, aims to create a space

May 5, 2026