The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Thursday shortlists in 10 categories, including best original song, documentary feature, international feature, original score, and crafts like hair and makeup, visual effects and sound. Read more
The Cultural Affairs Agency is looking to create a music award to honor Asian artists as early as 2025, Commissioner Shunichi Tokura said in a recent interview. Read more
Small-scale farmers in Tokyo are increasingly expanding the boundaries of agriculture through the use of digital technology and other means. Read more
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Here’s a look at the telecast, the ceremony, and the series and stars up for awards. Read more
Of 131 million U.S. households, about 4.5 million have added rooftop solar, while 2023 set a record with more than 1 million EVs sold in the U.S. Read more
Tofukuji Temple in Kyoto features a large Zen meditation space that spans about 200 square meters. Read more
During the sweltering summertime, yokan, the Japanese jellylike red bean sweet, makes for a refreshingly cold dessert. Read more
“American Girl” will be produced by Mattel Films, Paramount Pictures and Temple Hill Entertainment, the production company of “Twilight” and “The Fault in Our Stars.” Read more
Sony Group Corp. has started a “foster parent” program for unwanted Aibo dog robots, which will transfer them from their owners to hospitals and nursing care facilities. Read more
During the COVID-19 pandemic, unmanned shops drew interest as a way to prevent infection and cater to contact-averse customers. Read more
Completed clay bells, hand painted as dragons ahead of the up- coming new year, are lined up at the Musashino Jindaiji Gama pottery plant in Chofu, Tokyo. Read more
“Killers of the Flower Moon is a stunning masterpiece from one of our greatest filmmakers, Martin Scorsese. The NBR is proud to award this complex, important, and deeply resonant epic as our best film and Scorsese as our best director,” Annie Schulhof, president of the board, said in a statement. Read more
The photos were also used to gauge the general health of the whale and create a serial identification number that will help researchers keep track of the young marine mammal. Read more
Just as analog records are gaining popularity as a way to listen to music, 8 mm film is staging a comeback as people reevaluate its use for making movies. Read more
Film cameras as well as instant cameras are making a comeback among the younger generation. The unique nature of analog photography seems to have attracted them. Read more
“Everybody has been saying they would marry him, too, if he let them shoot this big of a deer,” Camenzind, 28, who lives in Omaha, told the Omaha World-Herald. Read more
“Prophet Song,” set in a dystopian fictional version of Dublin, was awarded the 50,000-pound ($63,000) literary prize at a ceremony in London. Read more
Sarandon and Barrera were each dropped by Hollywood companies after making comments on the Israel-Hamas war that some deemed antisemitic. Read more
Soba noodle stands on railway platforms, known as ekisoba, have long allowed passengers to quickly stave off hunger while waiting for their train. Read more
On Oct. 21, Nagashi somen — somen noodles flowing in cold water on bamboo pipes — traveled a distance of 2-1/2 miles, a feat that was formally recognized as a world record in Taketa, Oita prefecture. Read more
Yoon landed at Stansted Airport near London on Monday. Britain hopes his formal three-day visit will help cement an “Indo-Pacific tilt” in its foreign and trade policy. Read more
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