Day one of Fuji Rock music festival. (JAPAN Forward)

One of the great masterpieces of the repertoire of domestic dramas adapted from the bunraku puppet theatre, Natsu Matsuri Naniwa Kagami ("The Summer Festival, A Mirror of Naniwa") was written in 1745, by the same group of playwrights who wrote Sugawara Denju Tenarai Kagami, Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura and Kanadehon Chūshingura. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Aka Manto or Red Cape is a Japanese urban legend, described as a ghost who appears in a Red Cloak. Aka Manto is believed to haunt the people using the school bathrooms or public bathrooms and this ghost has to do with Toilet, Paper and Hell. (Doki Bee)

Japan is one of the world's most misunderstood cultures. How healthy is the food really? Is the country a technological marvel? And how friendly is everyone in everyday life? We explore the food, the etiquette and the technology to unravel the reality of life in Japan. (Abroad in Japan)

Nakamura Baigyoku IV, born in Kanagawa in 1946, is undoubtedly one of the greatest nimaime actors since the Showa period, excelling in both sewamono and jidaimono plays as well as a remarkable dancer. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Gather round for this glorious anime food spectacle! Feeling hungry yet? (Netflix Anime)

In 1922, a 15-year-old boy shows up for his first day at work at a small auto-repair shop in Tokyo Japan. The owner, who questioned if the boy was even meant for this type of business, assigned him to clean the workshop and look after his child instead. (Big Company)

After a hiatus and last year’s abbreviated event, Universal Studios Japan will bring back a full Halloween Horror Nights experience with haunted houses, scare zones, and more. (attractionsmagazine.com)

As a child, Masamune Makabe once suffered greatly at the hands of a wealthy and beautiful girl named Aki Adagaki, who nicknamed him "Piggy" due to his chubby appearance. (Anime Explained)

In this tattoo drawing video, i’ll be showing you how to draw Japanese tattoo waves, commonly known as finger waves. (Dagget Designs)

Watching one Japanese Commercial took me down a super interesting rabbit hole about controversial topics, cryptocurrency, and the metaverse, on a super old Japanese website from 1997. (Japanalysis)

TikTok's wannabe beauty gurus are taking inspiration from Japanese comic books and animations, where the female characters have spiky, pointed eyelashes grouped into small clumps. (freemalaysiatoday.com)

This series depicts an active day for Rilakkuma and friends in great detail as they visit a theme park that is about to close down and encounter an incident that arises there and the various people involved. (Netflix Anime)

Zhang Zhehan, a 31-year-old Chinese actor, has just won the Best Overseas Actor in Japan. Despite his popularity in the country, he is gasping for career survival in his hometown. (Spotlight on China)

"Power is everything." Jin Kazama learned the family self-defense arts, Kazama-Style Traditional Martial Arts, from his mother at an early age. (Netflix Anime)

Ancient astronaut theorists believe a monument located in Honshu, Japan is linked to aliens, in this clip from Season 18, "Ancient Aliens On Location: Incredible Structures." (HISTORY)

The succession of the prestigious Danjūrō name will start in November at the Kabuki-za, followed by 8 different programs across most major and many minor theatres in Japan, including, as expected, a showcase of plays from the Kabuki Jūhachiban collection of the Ichikawa family. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Two past Japan Expos in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (euronews)

厳選された面白い面白い瞬間 (Japanese Style)

"Your name. The latest film directed by Makoto Shinkai in "Weathering with You" (Animeify)

The third feature-length anime film from Studio Colorido, known for “Penguin Highway,” which was nominated for Best Animation at the 42nd Japan Academy Film Prize, and “A Whisker Away.” (Netflix Anime)

A bit of everything from found footage, previously banned, traditional ghost stories and even some extreme Japanese splatter movies. (FILMS N' THINGS)

J-Pop group Travis Japan charm the judges with their amazing dancing and singing! ( America's Got Talent)

Ultraman teams up with Seven, Ace, Zoffy, Jack and Taro, and together, the united Ultraman brotherhood takes on a new alien threat. (Netflix Anime)

Monthly preview of the July kabuki performances, including shows in Tokyo (Kabuki-za and National Theatre) and Kansai (Shochiku-za and Minami-za), with many of the most popular actors appearing onstage, including Tamasaburō V, Ebizō XI, Kikunosuke V, Ennosuke IV and Shōroku IV! (Kabuki In-Depth)