Watch the first trailer for ‘People Just Do Nothing: Big In Japan’

Cinemas in Tokyo and Osaka will be allowed to reopen from June 1, as local authorities ease restrictions on large-scale facilities. The central government of Japan is extending a state of emergency, however, until June 20. Meanwhile, Universal Studios Japan is also set to open its doors on Tuesday, at reduced capacity and on weekdays only until further notice, the park said.

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka plans to skip doing any press when she competes in the French Open, and took to Instagram to explain why.

Amazon has greenlit a local version of hit entertainment show The Masked Singer in Japan.

Jamie Lang Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival has unveiled much of its feature lineup including early highlights from several sidebars for this year’s online 25th edition, with the full program to be announced in July.Fantasia’s preliminary lineup is highlighted by a glut of world and premieres including Edoardo Vitaletti’s “The Last Thing Mary Saw”; fest regular Richard Bates Jr.’s “King Knight”; Mikhael Bassilli and Luc Walpoth’s “Baby Money”; Canadian actor-turned-director Mark

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentThe Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan (Eiren) has called on the national government to allow the reopening of cinemas that have been closed under a state of emergency declaration.In a statement, signed by executives of companies including Toho, Shochiku, Toei and Kadokawa, Eiren argues that the closure was ordered despite a lack of evidence that theaters are the sites of coronavirus clusters.Without the ability to release films in major cities such

The U.S. State Department on Monday issued a “do not travel” warning to Japan amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, raising questions about the ability of the country to host the Olympics this summer.

The Tokyo Olympics must go on, a senior International Olympics Committee executive said Friday.

Respect, the biopic of Aretha Franklin, has been released.The film will cover the life of Franklin, played by Jennifer Hudson, from her childhood days as a gospel singer to her rise to stardom as the “Queen of Soul”.Watch the trailer below, which covers the inception of Franklin’s classic song and the film’s namesake, ‘Respect’:Respect has been delayed several times due to the coronavirus pandemic, but is currently set to premiere in the States on August 13 and in the UK on September

Japanese TV show, are really getting married.The couple announced their life-imitates-art decision in a joint statement posted Wednesday on Aragaki’s Instagram.“We would like to announce that we, Gen Hoshino and Yui Aragaki, are getting married,” it said.

G.I. Joe spin-off film Snake Eyes has dropped, showing Henry Golding’s titular ninja warrior in action.The movie, also known officially as Snake Eyes: G.I.

The first trailer of Henry Golding starrer Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins was debuted at MTV Movie & TV Awards 2021.

, and the movie's first trailer reveals Henry Golding in action as Snake Eyes himself.As the title suggests, is a prequel set before the events of 2009's and its sequel, 2013's — in which Ray Park played Snake Eyes — and finally declassifies the character's origins, introducing the man behind the mask and revealing how Snake Eyes became Snake Eyes.The trailer sees Snake taken in by the ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage, where he's trained in their ways.

The film, set to bow July 23, stars Henry Golding as Snake Eyes, a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan called the Arashikage after saving the life of their heir apparent.

Henry Golding has released the first teaser trailer for his upcoming movie Snake Eyes!

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are taking place in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but thanks to live streaming, there are more ways to watch than ever. The two-week event kicks off on July 21 and runs through Aug. 8 in its host city of Tokyo, Japan.Among the stars expected to compete for Team USA include Megan Rapinoe, along with the dominant U.S.

Paramount Pictures has debuted the first look at the upcoming movie Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins!

Asuka, arguably the most accomplished Japanese superstar in WWE history, has experienced the rise of anti-Asian sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japanese maker of Super Mario and Pokemon games totaled a record 480.4 billion yen ($4.4 billion), up from 258.6 billion yen the year before. The results, released Thursday, were better than the company’s internal profit forecast of 400 billion yen ($3.7 billion).Sales rose 34% to 1.76 trillion yen ($16 billion), the company said.In game software sales, demand remained strong for “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” with 20.85 million units sold for cumulative sales of 32.6 million units.

Japanese anime blockbuster Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train edged out video game adaptation Mortal Kombat at the weekend box office, according to Sunday estimates. Demon Slayer grossed $6.4 million from 1,925 theaters for an impressive 10-day domestic total of $34.1 million for Aniplex and Funimation, and north of $450 million globally.