Japanese Breakfast is the next guest on The FADER Uncovered with Mark Ronson

The FADER Uncovered, the podcast series in which host Mark Ronson talks with the world’s most impactful musicians, is back for a second season. For the fifteenth episode of the podcast Mark is joined by Ty Dolla $ign Together they revisit Ty's appearance on The FADER cover in 2014, written off the back of his cult Beach House mixtapes and before he dropped debut album Free TC.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentNot too long ago, the Japanese film industry was enclosed in a tight domestic bubble, with local filmmakers mostly making local films for local audiences.

Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos were supportive friends this week!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefOkinawa-born actor Shogen used to be told that he didn’t look Japanese enough for the Japanese film industry.

Nic Cupac, who was working as a grip on the second unit of Disney/Lucasfilm’s new Indiana Jones movie in Morocco, died suddenly. He was 54.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentFujitsu Ryota, programmer of the Tokyo International Film Festival’s anime section, has taken ‘onko-chishin,’ a four-kanji-character term meaning “respect the past, create the new,” as the guideline for this year’s selection.The festival has featured Japanese animation focuses for several years, reflecting anime’s position as a key component of the Japanese film industry.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentJapanese death game series “Alice in Borderland” had already been a success for Netflix.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentNot long ago, director Yoshida Keisuke was little known both in Japan and abroad, though he scored the occasional festival invitation with films like the 2008 quirky comedy “Café Isobe” and the 2016 thriller “Himeanole.”A former lighting director to cult favorite Tsukamoto Shinya, Yoshida was one of many Japanese filmmakers laboring in the middle zone between low-budget indies and major commercial films.

EXCLUSIVE: After recently wrapping production on the highly-anticipated adaptation of the manga comic Bullet Train, Sony Pictures is eyeing another popular Japanese comic series adaptation as sources tell Deadline, Julius Avery has been set to direct Gantz for the studio. Based on the manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku, the script will be adapted by Marc Guggenheim with Temple Hill producing.

Pokémon characters will be making their return in the upcoming titles Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl.Characters including Professor Rowan, who sends trainers out on their journey to capture Pokémon in the Sinnoh region, and antagonists from the game’s enemy force, Team Galactic, have been shown in brief Japanese adverts for the games.The videos, which are accessible in Japan by scanning a QR code on posters in train stations, have been uploaded by the Spanish language

The FADER Uncovered, the podcast series in which host Mark Ronson talks with the world’s most impactful musicians, is back for a second season. For the fourteenth episode of the podcast Mark is joined by DJ Premier.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentJapanese film sellers are once again out in force at TIFFCOM, which is completely online for the second year in a row. Buyers will find much familiar from the Busan market, but new titles are on offer as well.Japan’s oldest continuously operated studio, Nikkatsu is bringing Matsui Daigo’s “Just Remembering,” a romantic drama selected for the TIFF competition.

Celtic star Kyogo Furuhashi got into the Halloween spirit by pranking his team-mates in a supposed video message for Japanese fans.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaKino Lorber has acquired the North American rights to “Casablanca Beats” and plans to push the film for awards consideration. The film, which is Morocco’s official submission to the 94th Academy Awards, debuted at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was warmly embraced by critics.

Japanese Breakfast have shared a live cover of Weezer‘s ‘Say It Ain’t So’ as part of Spotify’s ‘Live At Electric Lady’ EP series.The track was a fitting choice after Weezer originally recorded the track in the same studio in New York for their self-titled debut 1994 debut.The recordings also feature live takes of tracks from Michelle Zauner’s recent album ‘Jubilee‘, which was released earlier this year.

Princess Mako is a royal no longer. The 30-year-old (former) member of the Japanese imperial family married her non-royal college sweetheart, Kei Komuro, on Tuesday, October 26, marking the official end of Mako’s royal status.

Morocco has announced a ban on flights to and from the UK due to rising coronavirus infection rate.