Have you seen the latest Studio Ghibli film, “The Wind Rises” (the Japanese title: Kaze Tachinu) yet? It was released last year in Japan, but here in America it…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Mother Teresa And Nature of Love” Today’s story-teller is movie director Shigeki Chiba. The article is about Mother Teresa. It is the 100th…

  Next month, a new comedy film called “Shodo Girls” will be released in Japan. Shodo means Japanese calligraphy, and literally, the film is about high school girls enliven their…

  — ABOUT  Wasabi Stories… —   “Use Your Imagination to Grasp Things Many-sidedly” Today’s story teller is a young and energetic female film director, Satoko Yokohama. She told about…

This is the last week’s Box Office Chart in Japan. Six movies out of ten were Japanese films, and the others were American. No Japanese film could beat the Box…

  “Death Note” is a Japanese manga, anime, live-action movie series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. Not only in Japan, is it known by manga…

Kyoto Filmmakers Lab was held in Kyoto, Japan from September 27 to October 1. This program provided a great experience and education to talented young filmmakers in the world. This…

In Japan, Internet Café (known as Netto cafe) and [W:Manga cafe] (known as Manga kissa) have been popular since about 2002. The cafés are cozy, fun and convenient! Concerning the…

A Japanese popular manga and anime “Tetsuwan Atom (Mighty Atom)” became computer animated film in the U.S.A. It is titled “ASTRO BOY” in English. The creator of “Tetsuwan Atom,” Osamu…

渋谷・忠犬ハチ公の銅像 Originally uploaded by pict_u_re   Hachiko Statue is on of the most famous statues in Japan. Hachiko is an Akita dog, which lived 1923 to 35, and known as…