Kawahara Miyoko, AKA "Mrs. Noisy" / 騒音おばさん is infamous in Japan. She is known for being the most annoying neighbour you could possibly live beside. (Japanalysis)

Momijigari ("Viewing the Autumn Foliage") is a dance-drama written by the playwright Kawatake Mokuami, and first performed in October 1887 at the Shintomi-za theatre in Tokyo. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Living her best single life, romance is the last thing on Anzu’s mind — until a tiny match-making wizard suddenly turns her life into a clichéd romcom. (Netflix Anime)

One of Asia's largest film festivals has kicked off in Tokyo with the first red-carpet event for actors and directors in three years. (NHK)

Small for his age, Yukinari has been abused by girls all his life. Now in high school whenever girls touch him, or even come close, he breaks out in hives. Imagine his surprise, when he is suddenly transported to the city of Seiren on a mystic world invisibly orbiting the Earth, and populated with vast numbers of women and very few men. (Anime Explained)

In this long-overdue video, we introduce the Narikomaya acting house, one of the largest and most prestigious in the kabuki world, particularly since the early XX century, due to the massive influence of the Utaemon line in the development and preservation of onnagata acting. (Kabuki In-Depth)

On Tuesday, comedian Koji Nakamoto was hit by a car while crossing a street in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Unfortunately, he passed away from his injuries the following day due to an acute subdural hematoma. (fanfest.com)

A violent scuffle broke out at a Tokyo restaurant on Sunday. Police suspect the brawl was initiated by a gang known as Chinese Dragon. Gang members include people of Japanese ancestry related to those who were left behind in China after World War Two. (NHK)

Shuchiin Academy is home to students from Japan's most successful and wealthy families, as well the nation's most brilliant young scholars. (Anime Recaps)

This performance of the Kikubatake scene took place in December 1993, at the National Theatre in Tokyo, and it would be one of the last onstage appearances of the great onnagata and nimaime Onoe Baikō VII (1915 - 1995), 78 years old at the time of this recording. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Kikubatake ("The Chrysanthemums Garden") belongs to the third act of the 1731 jidaimono Kiichi Hōgen Sanryaku no Maki ("Kiichi Hōgen and the Book of Strategy"), first written for the bunraku stage and soon after adapted to kabuki. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Japanese anime and manga waitress !!! (Casper Kae - Clay Stories for Kids)

This is a brief follow-up to the recent controversy regarding Onoe Kikugorō VII's decision not to appear in the name-taking announcement of Ichikawa Ebizō XI. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Working as a design planner for a housing manufacturing company, Kaori Maejima (Reina Triendl) seems to be the sort of person who lives a very normal, comfortable life. (Viki Global TV)

The midwife Miyuki Ishikawa and the 'Kotobuki San'in incident' are notorious in Japan. Charged with caring for those unable to care for themselves, Ishikawa instead saw an opportunity to make money in their death. (Well, I Never)

11月20日から開催されるFIFAワールドカップがいよいよ近づいてきました。

The program and cast of the upcoming December kabuki show at the Minami-za theatre in Kyoto has been announced. As it coincides with the second month of Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII's name-taking ceremony, this kaomise or "face-showing" program will have a special focus on the unique style of kabuki of the Kamigata region. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Two strangers find themselves linked in a bizarre way. When a connection forms, will distance be the only thing to keep them apart? ( Anime Explained)

The latest monthly sales data from Famitsu shows that 2.7 million boxed copies of Splatoon 3 – which was released on September 9 – were sold in Japan across the entire month. (videogameschronicle.com)

This is Shibasaki, a painting instructor. Today is a challenge project by Grandpa Teacher. In just 10 minutes, can I complete my watercolor art? (Watercolor by Shibasaki)

In this video, we cover the last public appearances of the actor Ichikawa Ebizō XI, before he takes the prestigious name Ichikawa Danjūrō XIII Hakuen next month at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and went on to lead Japan’s advances in experimental modern music, has died. He was 89. (Japan Today)

In this video, we take a look at the traditional Kamigata acting style of ningyōburi ("puppet acting"), which uses the bunraku theatre as a source of inspiration for the portrayal of certain roles during dramatic highlights. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Nintendo released a trailer for its first movie on Friday, the latest step by the Japanese entertainment company to expand beyond its core gaming business. (Nikkei)

In a world filled with Japanese mythological oddball gods and monsters, one of the creatures' free-spirited daughters, Onari, is determined to follow in the footsteps of the mighty heroes of lore, but her unique powers are yet to be revealed. (Netflix Anime)