Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a story about an office worker who is content that zombies have arrived on Earth to escape a job that is too demanding. With two acolytes, he will write a list of goals to achieve before becoming the living dead in turn. (list23.com)

Japanese Actor Suzuki Ryohei has won the Screen International Rising Star award at the New York Asian Film Festival for his performance in the gay romance drama "Egoist." (NHK)

Let's continue our overview of the yakugara system of role types in kabuki, turning now to the onnagata or female roles. (Kabuki In-Depth)

There is speculation that Oppenhimer will not be released in Japan. (screenrant.com)

Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki's highly-anticipated film -- his first feature in a decade and probably his last -- was released in Japan on Friday (July 14). (todayonline.com)

Mamoru Miyano (Arikoto Madenokoji) and Eriko Matsui (Iemitsu Tokugawa) break down their inspiration and process in Ōoku: The Inner Chambers. (Netflix Anime)

The scariest part is probably the comments more than the channel itself (Sora The Troll)

Japanese TV personality, social media influencer and fashion personality Ryuji Higa, better known as ryuchell, has died, according to media reports. They were 27 years old. (Japan Times)

The world’s favorite hundred foot tall rampaging kaiju is about to make landfall just in time for the holiday movie season, according to an announcement today from Japan’s Toho International. (forbes.com)

In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku. Her Highness Yoshimune arrives and meets Mizuno. (Netflix Anime)

At Academy Island, everything is settled through "Games" waged for a certain number of stars, with the strongest student being granted the ranking of Seven Stars. Hiroto, a transfer student, unexpectedly beats the strongest empress and becomes the pseudo-strongest in the school! A mind game of lies and bluffs begins! (Anime Explained)

Early silent footage of Japanese Geisha and Maiko in late 1890s. Probably filmed in the Kyoto prefecture of Gion (祇園). Restored and enhanced using AI machine learning tools. (glamourdaze)

The manga "Barefoot Gen", which depicts the reality of the atomic bombing, began serialization in "Weekly Shonen Jump" in June 1973.

This science fiction omnibus depicting a doctor who "treats" robot and humanoid problems takes place in the near future, when humanoids with artificial intelligence account for 10% of the population. ( Anime Explained)

That's, uh, not going to earn Ultraman any fans. (Netflix Anime)

A terrifying Japanese horror film! Once you start watching a "J Horror" series, you can't stop. (YABAI JAPAN HORROR)

The Best Auditions from Japan's Got Talent! Featuring America's Got Talent's Avantgardey! (Got Talent Global)

A body was found with the head severed at a hotel in Sapporo on Sunday, according to investigative sources. (The Japan News)

Japanese police are looking for a person linked to the discovery of a headless male body in a love hotel in northern prefecture Hokkaido’s capital Sapporo. (straitstimes.com)

This anime, based on the popular manga serialized in Monthly Comic Zenon and which has sold over 14 million copies, enters its second phase! (Netflix Anime)

I sang first time on TV to my late mother. Music DAY on NTV on July 1st. (Yoshiki)

"Nobody knows the story of the girl that everybody knows." Numazu is a scenic port town surrounded by the mountains and the sea. Yohane, a girl who has struggled to fit in with her surroundings since childhood, spends her day avoiding people in the city. (Anime Explained)

This is Shibasaki, a painting instructor. This time I would like to show you how I paint in silence. the video is over 20 minutes long, so I hope you can watch it at your leisure. (Watercolor by Shibasaki)

"Himeji Castle" made of Lego blocks was unveiled for the first time on Monday.

The iconic, century-old Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall in Tokyo's Hibiya Park, commonly abbreviated as "Yaon" in Japanese, will be knocked down and rebuilt bigger and better after fiscal 2024. (Japan Today)