Netflix has signed Tokyo Swindlers director Hitoshi One to an exclusive five-year deal. The agreement means Netflix will produce and distribute all of One’s upcoming series and films for the period.

Netflix Inc.’s Tokyo Swindlers is a real-life story about high-stakes falsehoods that should be on your to-watch list. But its success also reveals some truths about Japan through the storytelling.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to include subsidies in its initial fiscal 2025 budget so that municipalities can ensure people don't have to sleep on the floor at evacuation centers.

The Tokyo metropolitan government has taken it upon itself to play the role of cupid with a dating app to enable people to find marriage partners without the hassles associated with other match ...

TOKYO >>Tokyo police said today they had arrested a 49-year-old man who threw what appeared to be Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party earlier in the ...

Soaked by several days of rain, the by-product of a nearby typhoon, the Tokyo International Film Festival and its accompanying TIFFCOM industry event might have been forgiven for being a little soggy.

Walk through Japan’s energetic urban heart and see a vibrant, creative culture that bounced back from war and natural disaster. Pedestrians, shoppers, and people-watchers stroll on Chuo-dori in ...

After Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers last December, Little Tokyo has seen a resurgence for many small businesses. Don Tahara, who owns Far Bar in Little Tokyo, said business has gotten ...

The best time to visit Tokyo is between March and April and September and November. Autumn ushers in colorful foliage and comfortable temperatures. Spring brings in much of the same, but instead ...

Netflix’s Tokyo Swindlers is a real-life story about high-stakes falsehoods that should be on your to-watch list. But its success also reveals some truths about Japan through the storytelling.