Dr Christopher Harding explores Western media representations of Japan and asks if these stereotypes have led to the country being misunderstood in West.

All of us have our travel bucket list and some places sit on it for years. Every book you read, every documentary you watch, ...

It's been nearly a decade since Shiori Ito became one of the faces of Japan's burgeoning #MeToo movement. Her documentary about that experience, 'Black Box Diaries,' is up for an Academy Award this ...

If you pray for love in Izumo, there's a good chance you'll be heard. Every year, eight million gods gather in this seaside city to decide the fate of humans' relationships. The romance of air ...

When freelance journalist Shiori Ito won her lawsuit against prominent reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi in a rape case in 2019, it seemed like one of Japan’s most high-profile #MeToo cases had come ...

The documentary ... survivors of the massacre for testimony sessions in Japan. She also mentioned that members of the association would travel to Nanjing to participate in this year's national ...

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito's debut documentary "Black Box Diaries" is ... Ito's film has been conspicuously absent from theaters in Japan. Now that footage has become an "impediment" to ...

Are Japanese cultural taboos or complicated legal hurdles behind the struggles to screen a film nominated for a Best Documentary Oscar ... absent from theaters in Japan.