Japan tourism faces US$1.2b hit as trip cancellations spike on China rift
Around 30 per cent of the 1.44 million trips to Japan from China have been cancelled.
Around 30 per cent of the 1.44 million trips to Japan from China have been cancelled.
We’re in a time where the act of imagining a better world is considered a threat to society.
What a way to prepare for an auction: Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav hosted a star-packed dinner at his Beverly Hills home Wednesday night, hours before he took a redeye flight to New York to consider the first wave of preliminary offers for the entertainment
The inaugural Doha Film Festival kicked off Thursday with the official Middle East premiere of Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s moving drama “The Voice of Hind Rajab” standing as testimony to Qatar’s role as a crucial driver for independent Arab cinema just as the country
People have bought houses, had kids, changed careers, and more since pre-ordering Nintendo's long-awaited sci-fi shooter The post Fans Who Pre-Ordered Metroid Prime 4 Six years Ago Have Seen Their Entire Lives Change appeared first on Kotaku .
Season 2 of “The Hunting Party” will feature Niecy Nash-Betts, Eric McCormack and his son Finnigan McCormack as guest stars. The NBC drama follows “a small team of investigators led by former FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson (Melissa Roxburgh) – who are assembled to track
In this week’s art news, 15 women artists over 40 get their due, Robbie Williams tries furniture design, and more. We read the press releases so you don’t have to.
120 individually controlled RGBWWIC LEDs span 200 feet with 50,000-hour weatherproof lifespan. The post Govee 200ft Outdoor Lights Pro Drops 40% on Amazon, Now Cheaper Than Budget Home Lighting appeared first on Kotaku .
Paramount is betting big on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A new live-action film is in the works from producer Neal H. Moritz, known for the studio’s “Sonic the Hedgehog” series. No other details have been confirmed but Paramount reportedly wants a family friendly take on
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Thursday that he did not agree with President Trump’s suggestion that a group of Democratic lawmakers be locked up or punished by death after they urged military service members to resist unlawful orders. Thune decried the
Hollywood’s newest Oscar category has everyone guessing. After decades of advocacy for one of filmmaking’s essential crafts, the Academy will present the first competitive award for achievement in casting at the 98th ceremony. The honor marks the first new Oscar category since
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Making new friends has its challenges, even for birds. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that monk parakeets introduced to new birds will "test the waters" with potential friends to avoid increasingly dangerous close encounters that could lead to injury. They
Unfortunately, “6-7” has reached the House floor. Rep. Blake Moore (R-Utah) thought it was a good idea Tuesday to use the slang term, which has been increasingly used by teenagers to describe, well, anything. Moore, serving as speaker pro tempore, asked for those in the chamber
Over a Zoom call with author Katherine Center about Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of her bestselling novel “The Bodyguard,” lead actors Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki called on the readers to suggest titles for the film. Padalecki shared a recording of the conversation on
Brendan Fraser is finally ready to talk about “The Mummy 4” for the first time, telling the Associated Press in a new interview that he’s been waiting 20 years to be able to make “The Mummy” movie he’s always dreamed of making. Variety confirmed earlier this month that
Mason, who has been the company's CFO since 2019, will become executive vice chair and senior executive advisor to chair and CEO Jane Fraser.
The rapper is expected to surrender himself to authorities in January after a money laundering and conspiracy conviction
When ultraviolet light hits ice—whether in Earth's polar regions or on distant planets—it triggers a cascade of chemical reactions that have puzzled scientists for decades.
Microsoft's latest livestream was full of new Game Pass reveals The post We Saw 12 Games During The Latest Xbox Showcase And Some Of Them Definitely Have My Attention Now appeared first on Kotaku .
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Pras Michel, one-third of the acclaimed New Jersey rap trio the Fugees, was sentenced to 14 years in prison today, Billboard reports. In 2023, the performer known by the mononym Pras was convicted on charges of conspiracy and illegal foreign lobbying in a trial that featured
From the disruptive nonsense of Santacon to Kwame Brathwaite’s “Black is Beautiful” movement, here’s what to see or stream.
The European Space Agency's Euclid mission—designed to map the geometry of the dark universe with unprecedented precision—continues to deliver its first scientific insights. The Euclid Consortium has published a fresh set of seven scientific papers based on data from the Euclid
In their first full week back after the shutdown, lawmakers voted five times on measures to rebuke colleagues, eating up hours of floor time.
The Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday voted to advance President Trump’s new pick to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a low-profile agency that is poised to take on a key role regulating cryptocurrency. The panel voted 12-11 along partisan lines to
Imagine trying to predict wind patterns as air flows across a landscape. It's a straightforward task over a flat plain—but becomes more complex when the terrain shifts to jagged mountain ranges. Here, wind does not simply sweep over peaks; it is deflected, slowed, and forced
Only two weeks after fertilization, the first sign of the formation of the three axes of the human body (head/tail, ventral/dorsal, and right/left) begins to appear. At this stage, known as gastrulation, a flat and featureless sheet of cells folds into a living blueprint for
Two Iranian films have been crowned the main winners of the 38th edition of IDFA, with Mehrdad Oskouei’s “A Fox Under a Pink Moon” taking Best Film in the International Competition and Morteza Ahmadvand and Firouzeh Khosrovani’s “Past Future Continuous” winning Best Film in the
Currency fluctuations are a double-edged sword, with some industries gaining while others losing, but analysts see the ringgit’s appreciation as a net positive for Malaysia.
'My Word Against Mine,' 'Paikar' and 'an open field' are also among the documentaries honored at the 38th edition of the Dutch festival.
Cambodia has come under international scrutiny, following allegations of Prince Group’s scam links and the gruesome death of a South Korean student, says former foreign correspondent Nirmal Ghosh.
Despite laying off half its team, Pahto Labs has determined that it can no longer continue supporting Starlight Re:Volver.
Comedian Jon Stewart went after President Trump and tech leaders over a visit this week with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “Jon, what do you think about all of the CEOs attending the White House dinner for MBS [Mohammed bin Salman]?” Brittany Mehmedovic, Stewart’s
Democratic senators clashed with Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on the Senate floor Thursday when the GOP leader proposed a resolution to clarify that any damages won by Republican senators from lawsuits against the Department of Justice (DOJ) would go to the U.S.
The producer behind the studio's hit 'Sonic the Hedgehog' franchise will take a four-quadrant approach to the heroes in a half shell.
Fugees member Pras Michél has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was convicted on charges of conspiracy and illegal foreign lobbying. A judge sentenced Michél on Thursday after he was convicted in April 2023 on 10 counts, including violating campaign finance laws
Personalized learning is a very effective teaching method, but its potential is limited due to resource constraints. In a small, in-person class, instructors can walk around, engage with students individually, adjust lessons and adapt their teaching to match each learner's
The song was part of the artist's Spotify-sponsored set at Los Angeles' Fonda Theatre, billed "An Evening With Robyn"
‘This industry is hard…there are many people who should be here who aren’t because they are laid off’ The post Expedition 33 Star Uses Award Speech To Say What Everyone’s Thinking appeared first on Kotaku .
The Council on American-Islamic Relations’s (CAIR) legal arm has filed a lawsuit challenging Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) designation of their group as a “foreign terrorist organization” — a stance at odds with the U.S. government. CAIR is the nation’s largest Muslim civil
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday the United States has assured his country's "qualitative advantage" in the Middle East despite President Trump's plan to sell F-35 advanced fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. The sale concerned Israeli and some U.S. officials
The Energy Department announced a reorganization on Thursday that it says will better reflect the Trump administration’s priorities. An organizational chart released to the public no longer lists the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. According to the department,
On Tuesday, multiple congressional Democrats made a video reminding members of the military and intelligence community of their duty to the Constitution, not to President Trump. The comments—made by military and intelligence veterans Senators Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin, and
A new study challenges the idea that language stems from a single evolutionary root. Instead, it proposes that our ability to communicate evolved through the interaction of biology and culture, and involves multiple capacities, each with different evolutionary histories. The
Awkward Productions are bringing their viral shows, “Gwyneth Goes Skiing” and “Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story,” to select U.S. cities in 2026. “Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story,” which follows Princess Diana’s progressive stances on social and queer issues and allows her
It is no secret how, in recent years, IDFA has become a hotbed for Oscars campaigning for Best Documentary Feature and Best Short Documentary. Timing-wise, the Dutch festival is at the perfect place in the calendar, occurring every year around three weeks before preliminary
I Wool Survive featured pieces made with wool from the world’s “first flock of gay sheep.”