Warner Music’s ADA Launches in Japan

Last month, CHAI — the Japanese four-piece of Mana, Kana, Yuna, and Yuuki — coronated their recent signing to Sub Pop with the release of a brand new single, "Donuts Mind If I Do." The label is pressing the gauzy new track on vinyl, along with a B-side cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s 1984 city pop standard “Plastic Love.” If you don't own a record player, fear not: today, the band has unleashed the cover online.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: With cinemas in the bulk of the European majors now dealing with a second wave of closures amid the COVID-19 crisis, international box office is again led by Asia this weekend — and should continue to be so for the foreseeable future.Japan’s runaway smash Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train is still racing along at No. 1 with a gross estimated cume approaching $200M after four weekends.

Square Enix’s HD games division reported earnings following Marvel’s Avengers release show a $62million loss for the company.The latest earnings report from the company reveals that the first half of the fiscal year showed growth, while a $62million loss was shown after the release of Marvel’s Avengers, per Video Games Chronicle.During that same period – three months which ended on September 30 – its also been reported that the overall net sales for the Japanese company were ¥23.7billion,

Sofia Richie is “having fun” with her new romance with Matthew Morton, 27. The 22-year-old socialite has been spotted out and about with the Cha Cha Matcha founder, most recently when they were photographed kissing while out to dinner at Japanese restaurant Matsuhisa in Beverly Hills on Nov. 2. A few sources close to Sofia spoke with HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY and revealed how the daughter of Lionel Richie feels about her newfound romance.

Paramount Pictures chairman Jim Gianopulos delivered a keynote address to Tokyo's TIFFCOM content market Wednesday, offering a detailed recap of how COVID-19 has reshaped the movie business in 2020. The veteran studio head's assessment, delivered via video, was sober-minded but also optimistic.

Kaia Gerber has shared her first social media photos with boyfriend Jacob Elordi.

#GBBO @PaulHollywood pic.twitter.com/El0Ui7hQLL— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 27, 2020Those tuning in were baffled to see what looked like the Teletubbies’ home appear on screen as the bakers tried their hand at this week’s technical challenge.The challenge was to make a tricky recipe of stacked matcha pancakes which, in fairness, did look like a green hill when completed.What a great technical challenge #gbbo pic.twitter.com/3MbwtvoFyl— shane reaction ☘️ (@shane_reaction_) October

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent“Demon Slayer,” the megahit animation that has singlehandedly revived the limping Japanese box office, passed the $150 million mark on its 17th day of release, according to figures compiled by co-distributor Aniplex. Total admissions amount to 11.9 million.Overall, for the Oct.

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent“Underdog,” the two-part boxing film that opens the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival, is the second movie on the subject by director Take Masaharu. The first, “100 Yen Love” in 2014 won the Japanese Cinema Splash Award at the 27th TIFF and was selected as Japan’s nominee for Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award.

Imax and Toho Co., the Japanese film giant that also runs the nation's largest movie theater chain, have signed a five movie slate deal in an Asian market breaking box office records while the North American theatrical market struggles. Financial terms of the film output deal with Toho to run through 2021 were not disclosed, but the local language slate deal for Japan marks the biggest yet for the giant screen exhibitor outside of Hollywood.

The Japanese marque’s supermini has gone all hi-tech under the bonnet and in the cabin in its latest iteration and that is bound to broaden its appeal.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapanese broadcaster and content investor Nippon TV has created a dedicated animation division for the first time. Launched as part of the company’s international business division, the anime department will be headed by Kuwahara Kako, as executive VP of business development.The division will launch with 12-part fantasy series “Tsukumichi – Moonlit Fantasy” adapted from an award-winning novel and manga with the same title, and written by Kei Azumi.

Unsolved Mysteries depicts, on March 11, 2011, an earthquake caused a massive tsunami that hit the Tōhoku region of Northeastern Japan, and in its wake it stole nearly 20,000 lives. In Ishinomaki, a town within the region, the trauma was intense and immediate.

Mark Schilling Japan Correspondent“Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train,” a Japanese action/adventure anime, was the best performing film in the world this weekend.Given an unusual Friday release, on 403 screens, by distributors Aniplex and Toho, the film earned $12 million on its opening day.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorRefresh for latest…: Big news this weekend out of Japan where anime adaptation Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train shattered all-time opening records. The film, which opened on Friday October 16, as opposed to the usual Saturday/Sunday weekend, is estimated to have grossed upwards of $30M for the three-day.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentA series of suicides in the Japanese entertainment world, including reality TV star Kimura Hana in May, actor Miura Haruma in July and actresses Ashina Sei and Takeuchi Yuko in September, have raised questions about not only their specific tragedies, but also conditions in Japanese society as a whole that may have contributed to an upsurge in suicide deaths during the pandemic.Understanding the mindset of the victims almost too well is Matsubayashi Urara, who