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HONOKA MATSUMOTO

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 30, 2020
¡®My Name Is Yours¡¯: The kids are not alright in this already dated drama
Momoko Fukuda¡¯s film about teenage ennui seems out of step during a time in which the coronavirus pandemic has put many rites of passage on hold.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 12, 2020
¡®A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad¡¯s an Alcoholic¡¯: An addict¡¯s tale with honesty on tap
Honoka Matsumoto stars as a daughter working through issues stemming from her father¡¯s alcoholism in a film based on manga artist Mariko Kikuchi¡¯s autobiographical web comic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 11, 2019
Actress Honoka Matsumoto is tackling tough issues on her journey to the top
22-year-old Honoka Matsumoto¡¯s latest film looks at the issue of same-sex marriage in Japan, one of a number of difficult topics the actress has taken on in her roles
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 2, 2019
¡®Astral Abnormal Suzuki-san¡¯: YouTube comedy series makes it to the big screen
What is the future of films in Japan? Bigger spectacles backed by media conglomerates? Maybe at the top end of the industry. At the lower end, though, indie filmmakers have to find other ways to draw audiences and finance films. Crowdfunding helps some get made, while ceaseless and creative PR on social...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 17, 2016
¡®Medekin¡¯; ¡®Pleased to Meet You, I¡¯m an Office Worker, but also a Cabaret Hostess¡¯; Glico
Some people think entrepreneurship is dead in Japan. They may change their tune if they watched the variety show ¡°Medekin¡± (Fuji TV, Sun., 4:05 p.m.). The title is a play on the Japanese word ¡°demekin,¡± which refers to a bug-eyed goldfish, but the operative morpheme is ¡°kin,¡± meaning ¡°money.¡± The show...
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Authorities urge continued caution after heavy rain in Chiba leaves eight dead
A local resident walks past a 7-Eleven convenience store in a flooded area after heavy rain in the city of Oamishirasato, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
Â鶹´«Ã½ inflation paradox is creating winners and losers
Chieko Sugai at her home in Murakami, Niigata Prefecture
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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