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  1. allegations
    The Most Powerful Man in J-Pop’s Sex-Abuse Scandal, ExplainedThe founder of Japan’s top talent agency was accused of assaulting boys and men for decades, but his company didn’t take action until after he died.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  2. pro wrestling
    Sukeban Is Coming to Make You a Wrestling FanNew York City is getting a Japanese female league for which you must prepare.
    By Anne Victoria Clark
  3. apologies
    Warner Bros US Apologizes for Barbenheimer MemesAfter their Japan division released a statement calling it “extremely regrettable.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  4. art review
    A Sanctuary Between Japan and AmericaMiyoko Ito’s work traverses the divide between past and present, and between one country and another.
    By Jerry Saltz
  5. ponyo loves ham!
    Studio Ghibli Theme Park Set to Open in NovemberHealing your inner child is about to get so much easier.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  6. encounter
    It Took Coming Home for CHAI to Go Global“We realized … you don’t really have to go push yourself onto somebody to tell them that you’re fun.”
    By Justin Curto
  7. the industry
    Netflix Orders Japan Sinks 2020 From Director Masaaki YuasaA fun little show about environmental collapse!
    By Charu Sinha
  8. trailer mix
    Queer Eye: We’re in Japan! Trailer: Queer Eye, But Make It JapanThe trailer answers the age-old question, “What if Queer Eye … but in Japan?”
    By Rebecca Alter
  9. single ladies
    A Japanese Chronicler of ‘Women on Their Own,’ RediscoveredYuko Tsushima’s brilliant Territory of Light is the late, prolific author’s fourth novel published in English.
    By Sheila McClear
  10. What It’s Like to Watch Isle of Dogs As a Japanese SpeakerWhat’s the experience of watching Isle for a person who can speak and understand Japanese? Is the metaphor — and the film — just not made for you?
    By Emily Yoshida
  11. winter olympics 2018
    NBC Apologizes for Olympics Opening Ceremony Japan CommentThe network issued a statement on analyst Joshua Cooper Ramo’s suggestion that South Korea credits its “transformation” to Japan.
    By Halle Kiefer
  12. The Japanese Spider-Man Was the Craziest Superhero Show Ever▶️ “An emissary from hell. Spider-Man!”
    By Granger Willson
  13. childhood nostalgia
    Japan Is Getting a My Neighbor Totoro Theme ParkCan Catbus take us there?
    By Tolly Wright
  14. theater review
    Theater Review: An All-Female, All-Japanese ChicagoAll that ja … pan?
    By Jesse Green
  15. roll clip!
    Watch a Japanese Ghostbusters Music VideoPut out by four Japanese comedians — sorry, heroes.
    By Jackson McHenry
  16. This Japanese Comedy Robot Is Terrifying Here’s video of a robot developed in Japan to make people laugh. It was created by a team of researchers at Japan’s Waseda University led by […]
    By Bradford Evans
  17. cancellations
    Paul McCartney Cancels Entire Japan TourThe Beatle caught a bug.
    By Anna Silman
  18. Upcoming Obstacle Races, by Alex PearsonMark your calendars, runners. Don’t miss out on the newest, most challenging, and inventive races yet. The Urban Obstacler: Running eight […]
    By Brian Boone
  19. The New Season of ‘Childrens Hospital’ Takes Place on a Military Base in […]TV’s craziest fake medical drama is about to get even crazier. This week, Adult Swim released info on Season 5 of Childrens Hospital, which is […]
    By Bradford Evans
  20. adaptations
    Ken Watanabe Set for Samurai UnforgivenSounds about right.
    By Margaret Lyons
  21. the ring
    Sadako Japanese Baseball GameDon’t look directly at her!
    By Eliot Glazer
  22. john goodman
    Visit a Blog Dedicated to Pasting Pictures of John Goodman’s Face Onto the Bodies of Anime GirlsBehold: Dan Connerson.
    By Eliot Glazer
  23. The Second City and Yoshimoto Will Open a New Theater in JapanThe Second City’s going international, with a new partnership with Japan’s comedy conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. LTD (which Laura taught us […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  24. lady gaga
    Watch Lady Gaga on Japanese TVGaga goes East, tries her best to get the Japanese to “Marry the Night.”
    By Eliot Glazer
  25. Would You Enroll in Japan’s Comedy School?Back in March, Laura Turner Garrison told us all about the giant content production company Yoshimoto and its firm grip on the Japanese comedy […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  26. Japan’s Talk Show King Quits Over Yakuza Connection Kotaku has the story of Japan’s Shinksuke Shimada retiring from showbusiness yesterday over links to yakuza, pretty scandalous business […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. clickables
    Meet Aimi Eguchi, Japan’s Most Famous Robot Pop StarThis was a whole big thing in Japan.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  28. clickables
    Here’s a Real, Slightly Alarming Urinal Video GameIt looks painful.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  29. clickables
    Watch a Mesmerizing Techno Ring Art RoutineMeet the Gob Bluth of Japan!
    By Amanda Dobbins
  30. clickables
    Watch the Familiar Intro for Saturday Night Live JapanIs that Don Pardo?
    By Amanda Dobbins
  31. Taking a Look at the New Saturday Night Live JPN Here’s the intro to the new Japanese version of SNL that premiered last weekend. It’s very similar to the US intro! They even got Don Pardo […]
    By Adam Frucci
  32. A Japanese Saturday Night Live Premieres This WeekendApparently, there are international versions of Saturday Night Live? How did I not know this? There are already Italian and Spanish SNLs, and […]
    By Adam Frucci
  33. clickables
    Watch a Professional Japanese Kid Wrestler Totally Dominate His Adult OpponentsHe is awesome.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  34. clickables
    Watch Japanese Slow-Motion Robot Dancers Take Over an AirportIt’s not a flash mob; it’s “Machine Civilization.”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  35. Yoshimoto and the Business of Comedy in JapanWhat is the deal with international comedy? Join me each week to ask that very question in Comedy Tourism as I explore different trends and […]
    By Laura Turner Garrison
  36. japan
    Disney Suspends Operations at Its Tokyo OfficesEmployees are encouraged to leave the area.
    By Julie Gerstein
  37. gilbert gottfried
    Gilbert Gottfried Tweets His Way Out of a JobYes, Gilbert, the Twitter is read by your employers.
    By Julie Gerstein
  38. clickables
    Watch Some Crazy Candy Sushi Get Made Before Your Very EyesIt’s really cool.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  39. Holy Shit, the Japanese Intro to 30 Rock Is Amazing Guys. Guys! This is the intro to 30 Rock in Japan. It’s really something! It makes the show seem so slapsticky, and there’s a closeup of […]
    By Adam Frucci
  40. clickables
    Watch the Entirely Fantastic Japanese Intro to 30 RockOh wow.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  41. the cove
    Not a Single Japanese Movie Theatre Has Screened The CoveA Japanese nationalist fringe group is scaring theaters away from the film.
    By Mike Vilensky
  42. music
    Watch Jamiroquai’s Amusing Instant Ramen Commercial“Virtual Insanity” is still chugging along over in Japan.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  43. music
    Weezer Is Huge in Japan: The Sing-alongJapan can’t stop partying, partying.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  44. tv
    The Japanese Susan Boyle ImpersonatorSmasan Boyle.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  45. glee
    Video: Japan’s Awesome New Glee PromoSumo wrestlers can sing, too.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. countdown
    Predicting ‘The Wire’: A Talmudic Reading of HBO’s Full-Page Ad“Read between the lines,” the ad urges us. And so we will!
  47. tube junkie
    Big in Japan: ‘The Butt-Biting Bug Song’We’re not sure why, exactly, but in Japan “The Butt-Biting Bug Song” is more popular than “Chocolate Rain,” the Star Wars kid, and LOLcats combined.