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An inept salaryman gets wrapped up in an international espionage plot in "Vivant."
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Jul 25, 2026
The bittersweet nostalgia of the first season of ¡®Vivant¡¯
Taking place in a version of Japan that espouses tolerance and acceptance, the espionage drama¡¯s first season feels increasingly at odds with today¡¯s reality.
After premiering in July 1966, the original ¡°Ultraman¡± series gained a peak viewership of nearly half of all TV-owning households in Japan.
CULTURE / Film
Jul 2, 2026
The heroism and humanity of ¡®Ultraman¡¯: Documentary looks back on 60 years
The iconic sci-fi franchise is the focus of a documentary, co-helmed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, that examines its cultural impact on generations of Japanese and international viewers.
Shota Sometani (left) and Masaki Okada play brothers on a quest for vengeance in the TBS detective drama ¡°Tagusari Bros.¡±
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jun 20, 2026
¡®Tagusari Bros.¡¯ searches for the meaning of justice
Themes of vengeance and closure are nothing new in the world of crime dramas, but few tackle them with the emotional nuance of TBS¡¯ ¡°Tagusari Bros.¡±
Athletes compete on an obstacle course during the modern pentathlon Asian championships on in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, on Nov. 15.
OLYMPICS
May 28, 2026
Modern pentathlon at LA Olympics to feature obstacles from ¡®Sasuke¡¯
TBS executive Katsuaki Setoguchi called the agreement a ¡°groundbreaking milestone¡± for both the program and modern pentathlon.
TBS Holdings will acquire a $150 million stake in Legendary Entertainment, according to a statement from the companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2026
¡®Dune¡¯ studio sells stake to Â鶹´«Ã½ TBS at $4 billion valuation
Legendary aims to capitalize on the growing market for Japanese stories as Netflix and other global services make it easier for stories in any language to reach audiences abroad.
Japanese freelance television announcer Hiroshi Kume in 2003
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 13, 2026
Japanese freelance announcer Hiroshi Kume dies at 81
The announcer was known for hosting the popular music show ¡°The Best Ten¡± and news show ¡°News Station.¡±
Racehorse Oguri Cap, a superstar stallion of the late 1980s, is reimagined in anime form as a teenage schoolgirl who must perform upbeat idol-pop songs after every victory in ¡°Umamusume: Cinderella Grey.¡±
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 4, 2025
¡®Cinderella Grey¡¯ gallops past the other sports documentaries
Mixing real horse-racing history with idol-pop fantasy, ¡°Cinderella Grey¡± proves anime can outpace today¡¯s flat sports shows.
Actor and World Athletics special ambassador for the local organizing committee Yuji Oda (front, fifth from right) poses with athletes at Tokyo's National Stadium during an open practice on Sept. 4.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 11, 2025
Broadcaster TBS taps Hello Kitty and Yuji Oda in bid to sell World Athletics
TBS has provided televised coverage of the World Athletics Championships since the 1997 event in Athens.
Mika Horii (left) and Jane Su record an episode of ¡°Over the Sun¡± at TBS Broadcasting Center in Tokyo¡¯s Akasaka area. The show draws 1.5 million monthly plays.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 31, 2025
¡®Over the Sun¡¯: A podcast for Japanese women who¡¯ve lived a little
In their hit podcast ¡°Over the Sun,¡± hosts Jane Su and Mika Horii turn everyday chats into a cultural phenomenon.
Freelance television announcer Tomoaki Ogura took the role of presenter of Fuji Television Network's morning show "Tokudane!" from 1999 to 2021, gaining popularity for his frank comments.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2024
Japanese announcer Tomoaki Ogura dies at 77
Ogura became famous for his unique narration style and trademark high-pitched voice.
¡°Shogun,¡± created by American channel FX and made by a joint American-Japanese team, utilized the strengths of both Japan and Hollywood to create a bona fide smash that critics adored.?
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 2024 in Review
Dec 7, 2024
2024 was the year Japanese TV found its prestige
The triumph of ¡°Shogun¡± at the Emmys served as an exclamation point for an industry taking big swings and opening up to trans-Pacific partnerships.
¡°Extremely Inappropriate!¡± centers on Ichiro Ogawa (played by Sadao Abe), a crude high school teacher who is chain-smoking his way through 1986. He accidentally ends up on a bus that turns out to be a time machine, which drives him to 2024.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Apr 5, 2024
¡®Extremely Inappropriate!¡¯ took a big swing. TV is better for it.
The drama ¡ª which features a fish-out-of-water protagonist and satirizes social issues ¡ª is the most divisive Japanese TV show of the year so far.
People exit the platform at a train station along the Yamanote Line in Tokyo in 1986. A time-traveling TV comedy with a bawdy middle-aged hero from the era has become a big hit in Japan, juxtaposing brash 1980s attitudes with the more politically correct present day.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 29, 2024
Satire TV show strikes a generation-spanning chord in Japan
¡°Extremely Inappropriate¡± uses a time-traveling protagonist to humorously highlight the gap between attitudes of the 1980s and the 2020s.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Toyota won¡¯t renew contract with actor Teruyuki Kagawa after alleged sexual assault
The automaker has already pulled its commercials featuring Kagawa, and broadcaster TBS has said it will remove the actor from its weekday morning information program.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 5, 2020
Â鶹´«Ã½ netizens make up for traditional media outlets¡¯ shortcomings in addressing Black Lives Matter
Social media users have offered a broader perspective of commentary on protests against systemic racism happening abroad.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 18, 2019
TBS drama misses an opportunity to shine a light on genuine workplace issues
The most common gripe I hear from white-collar employees at Japanese companies is about the fluid meaning of ¡°quitting time.¡± The feeling is that even if a worker has finished their tasks for the day, it is considered bad form to leave the office before their colleagues or supervisors do. There are,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 16, 2017
Getting to the bottom of a slippery game show gone viral
No aspect of Japanese pop culture titillates the world more than the country¡¯s game shows. From references on ¡°The Simpson¡¯s¡± to inspiring Western riffs on subjects such as ¡°Banzai¡± and ¡°I Survived A Japanese Game Show,¡± the idea of wacky creations bordering on torture have played a central place in...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 22, 2017
Lawmakers hold hearings into whether the rape case against journalist was dropped due to Abe ties
A group of opposition lawmakers on Tuesday kicked off the first in a series of hearings where they will question police and ministry officials over a high-profile case involving an alleged rape by a former television journalist with close ties to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Oct 29, 2017
TV drama glorifies the Japanese scourge of working illegally for nothing
In the TBS drama ¡®Rikuo,¡¯ female factory workers work all hours — some of them unpaid — to make a new type of running shoe.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 30, 2017
Â鶹´«Ã½ pensioners are literally getting older
Because of the election announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday, the new Cabinet he formed last summer to boost his falling support rate will do no work, since it was launched during the summer vacation and Abe dissolved the Diet as soon as it opened on Thursday.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Strong wind and heavy rain forecast as tropical storm approaches Japan
Tropical Storm Chan-hom is expected to make landfall in northern Kanto between late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
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