Media & Entertainment

Stephanie Hsu, left, Michelle Yeoh, center, and Ke Huy Quan in a scene from, "Everything Everywhere All At Once." (Allyson Riggs/A24 Films via AP)
Media & Entertainment

Oscars: Multiverse adventure 'Everything Everywhere' leads nominations

Others vying for best picture include 'The Fabelmans' and 'Top Gun: Maverick'

25 January 2023
Hikaru Utada performs Jan. 19 at an online event that Sony bills as the world's first livestreaming to use full object-based spatial sound technology in real time. (Photo courtesy of Sony)
Technology

Turn the beat around: Sony brings 3D sound to livestreams

J-pop star's concert showcases new tech for smartphones and cars

21 January 2023
Shanghai-headquartered Versus Programming Network oversees live feeds for the 2022 PUBG Mobile Global Championship in Jakarta on Jan. 8. (Photo by Randy Mulyanto)
Media & Entertainment

Esports organizer VSPN eyes growth in Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia

Shanghai-based company expects end to China's zero-COVID to boost industry

17 January 2023
Japan's government will place the consumption tax burden for mobile games on tech platforms. (Photo by Kazuyuki Okudaira)
Media & Entertainment

Japan to tax tech giants like Apple, Google for mobile games

Government to follow European model in strengthening tax net around platforms

16 January 2023
Sting will perform in the Asia-Pacific region from February to March.
Media & Entertainment

Sting, other international musicians flock to perform in Asia

Big-name artists' tours accelerate after hiatus due to pandemic

15 January 2023
Fans take photos of a display featuring members of K-pop girl band Twice at Tower Records in Tokyo's Shibuya district. (Photo by Yutaka Miyaguchi)
Media & Entertainment

Idol fandom keeps Japan's Tower Records humming

Legendary music store adapts and thrives in the streaming era

15 January 2023
A Nintendo store in Osaka. The company capitalized on pandemic demand, but its stock price has recently dipped. (Photo by Toshiki Sasazu)
Markets

Saudi sovereign wealth fund increases Nintendo stake to 6%

Kingdom gathers know-how from gaming industry in diversification move

13 January 2023
The Sony-Honda Afeela EV features numerous displays, including this one that stretches from the driver's side to the passenger side of the vehicle. (Source photos by Natsumi Kawasaki and Getty Images)
CES 2023

Getting a feel for Sony-Honda's Afeela EV at CES 2023

Entertainment-heavy slant of venture's first car makes for immersive experience

8 January 2023
Starting with tickets for admission in May, sales with begin three months in advance on the 10th of each month.
Travel & Leisure

Ghibli Park tickets go on sale for overseas visitors from Tuesday

First batch will be for entry in period between March 15 and April 30

8 January 2023
Japanese idol group JO1 performed to a national Japanese audience on NHK's New Year's Eve songfest, one of the year's biggest televised events.. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Media & Entertainment

Blending K-pop and J-Pop, Tokyo boy band JO1 aims for global stage

11-member group thrills Japan on New Year's Eve with touch of Seoul music

8 January 2023
China's regulators have approved a number of new video games recently but the industry is still wary of further crackdowns.
Media & Entertainment

China gaming industry hopes fun is returning after Beijing curbs

Tencent, Netease get more titles approved but analysts say criteria remain unclear

2 January 2023
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Arts

Japan keeps old-school 'big band' sound alive

Jazz orchestras are thriving, despite their decline in the West

28 December 2022
Visitors to Ghibli Museum plunged amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ⒸMuseo d’Arte Ghibli
Media & Entertainment

Japan's Ghibli Museum threatened by COVID-era shortfall in reserve

New crowdfunding falls far short in the shadow of grand opening of Ghibli Park

26 December 2022
The Abema streaming platform showed every World Cup match for free in Japan. (Photo by Makoto Okada)
Media & Entertainment

World Cup marked big win for sports streaming in Japan

Abema platform draws tens of millions of viewers for live games

20 December 2022
Jin is the first member of the supergroup to report for his mandatory military service.
Media & Entertainment

No BTS? K-Pop goes back to basics to find new stars

Talent agencies rely on pipelines that tap into online communities

14 December 2022
K-pop band member Jin sports a military-style buzz cut in a photo posted in an online fan community.
Media & Entertainment

BTS member Jin reports for military duty in South Korea

K-pop group's activities on hold as global superstars fulfill compulsory service

13 December 2022
Pokemon fans snapped up merchandise as the franchise marked its 25th anniversary in 2021.
Media & Entertainment

Streaming boom lifts Japan-anime market to record $20bn

Fans spent big on Pokemon and 'Demon Slayer' goods in 2021

12 December 2022
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai in 2020. 
Hong Kong security law

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed more than 5 years for fraud

Pro-democracy figure still faces national security trial on Tuesday

11 December 2022
The communist government will also introduce a whitelist of sites that are safe for ads in early 2023. (Source photos by Getty Images and Ken Kobayashi)
Technology

Vietnam to block ads on 'toxic' online content in further crackdown

State's blacklist may affect Facebook and YouTube users as well as TikTok stars

9 December 2022
Copyright licensing can be tricky for user-generated content on video platforms or social media. (Photo by Ami Kurosawa)
Media & Entertainment

Japan seeks to cut copyright red tape for old, untraceable works

Proposed system would streamline costly search for copyright holders

6 December 2022
The official website of a Chinese video game, displaying black and white as a sign of mourning. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
Media & Entertainment

China's Tencent suspends gaming to honor late leader Jiang Zemin

Other game makers follow suit amid government's tightening oversight of industry

6 December 2022
Sherry Lee, Editor-in-Chief of The Reporter, was on the founding team in 2015, after working for a decade at Taiwan's CommonWealth Magazine. (Photo by Jordyn Haime)
Media & Entertainment

Taiwan's nonprofit news outlet cuts through island's media noise

The Reporter grabs 119 awards with crowdfunding business model

4 December 2022
An advertisement for YouTube at the China Digital Entertainment Expo and Conference in Shanghai in 2020: Beijing's stratagem presents a wicked problem for the video platform.
Opinion

'Guerrilla' influencers are pushing Chinese propaganda on YouTube

Platforms must address loophole exploited by management agencies serving Beijing

4 December 2022
Titles include "Sagi Musume" (Heron Maiden), the classic dance story performed by Tamasaburo Bando, widely regarded as Kabuki's greatest performer of female roles.
Media & Entertainment

Kabuki producer starts online streaming for foreign fans

Shochiku tries to boost poor revenue while injecting age-old art with manga

27 November 2022
Twitter owner Elon Musk reportedly has ended the heavy layoffs at the company and begun recruiting new workers.
Technology

Elon Musk says Twitter more 'Japan-centric' than U.S.-centric: report

Billionaire proposes engineering teams in Japan, India, Indonesia to decentralize

24 November 2022