Last Samurai Standing is rated TV-MA, which means only adults should watch it. Cine Parenting advises that kids under 12 ...

Dreamy videos of Kyoto blanketed in pastel cherry blossoms and Tokyo’s anime-inspired street fashion have saturated social media, making it the top bucket list destination for families with teenagers.

That’s what my 11 year old said when I asked him to tell me his top things to do in Japan with kids after our recent visit. I requested his favorite two or three experiences, but he came back with ...

Takashi Miike adapted the manga/anime Nintama Rantarō for release in Japan this summer. By the time it reached the New York Asian Film Festival, the family-friendly comedy was excitably retitled Ninja ...

This Los Angeles neighbourhood is an enclave of mochi ball bakeries, manga bookshops and cool karaoke bars where you can sing ...

Director Takashi Miike has been pretty busy lately moving away from the violence-laden films like Audition and Ichi The Killer that first brought him infamy. Most recently he’s seen some critical ...

Customers choose from a selection of fresh-baked rice crackers at a shop in the Nishiki-koji market arcade in Kyoto, Japan. The market, filled with vendors selling all sorts of snackable delicacies, ...

Online predators are targeting children in Japan at alarming rates. In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we explore the rising cases of online exploitation, from grooming through games and social ...

A big-budget, live-action adaptation of a long-running animated TV skein, Takashi Miike's "Ninja Kids!!!" largely earns its exclamation points. As Miike’s serious samurai opuses grow bleaker (“13 ...