TOKYO - U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday for talks on trade and security, a week after the hardline conservative became Japan’s first female leader and vowed to accelerate a military buildup.
Tokyo International Film Festival’s programming director Ichiyama Shozo has been curating films since the 1990s, navigating the seismic shift from 35mm to digital while maintaining his core philosophy remains unchanged. “Cinematic expression has hardly changed at all just
A study published in the International Journal of Mobile Learning and Organisation has mapped the fast-growing field of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in education. The research highlights both the technology's transformative potential and gaps in understanding how
Neil Diamond didn’t make the trip to Hollywood for the world premiere of “Song Sung Blue,” about the Milwaukee couple who formed a tribute band to the “Sweet Caroline” crooner in the ’90s, but he still made an appearance on the red carpet — via FaceTime. Diamond’s wife, Katie
The anonymous donor who gave the Defense Department $130 million to partially cover the salaries of military personnel amid the government shutdown was identified as billionaire Timothy Mellon, The New York Times reported. Mellon, an 83-year-old resident of Saratoga, Wyoming,
As K-content like KPop Demon Hunters grows, it should shake off any concerns about abandoning its roots, says Juliana Liu for Bloomberg Opinion.
Don't repeat the sins of the Skylanders animated series The post Netflix Is Reportedly Making A Crash Bandicoot Series And He Better Not Talk appeared first on Kotaku .
Battlefield 6's battle royale mode is nearly here.
Colossal's founder Christopher Jobson sits down with artist Bryana Bibbs for a conversation about weaving through loss. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The
The 'Arbitrary Measures' side quest takes you alongside Tristan to investigate a refugee camp in The Outer Worlds 2. Here's where to find every clue.
As the Tokyo International Film Festival starts its 2025 edition, chair Ando Hiroyasu is steering the event toward a future that emphasizes Asian cinema discovery, gender equality and cross-cultural dialogue — leveraging his decades as a diplomat to position TIFF as more than
Apple's AirPods Pro 3 are premium wireless earbuds with H2 chip, active noise cancellation and great spatial audio. The post AirPods Pro 2 Going for Pocket Change, Apple’s Clearance Destroys All Rivals appeared first on Kotaku .
Anthropic has been a rare voice within the artificial intelligence (AI) industry cautioning about the downsides of the technology it develops and supporting regulation — a stance that has recently drawn the ire of the Trump administration and its allies in Silicon Valley.
There are loads of great DS games that would be right at home on the Steam Deck.
The firings mark the first major restructuring since Skydance Media completed its $8.4 billion merger with Paramount Global in August.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is fundraising off of a jab from President Trump about her IQ. “AOC’s low IQ,” Trump told reporters Monday on Air Force One, using the common nickname for the New York Democrat. “You give her an IQ test. Have her pass, like the exams that
EA has long depended on content creators to advertise its Sims 4 DLC packs. Now they're leaving in droves.
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss is looking to shake up the iconic TV news magazine -- and casualties could include any number of the show's star anchors, The Post has learned.
Amazon is set to lay off tens of thousands of its corporate employees this week, marking the company’s biggest staffing reduction since roughly 27,000 staffers were eliminated at the end of 2022. As first reported by Reuters, the Andy Jassy-led ecommerce giant will cut as many
The work in Uzbekistan’s first biennial shimmers with the promise of culture as a connective tissue, while the autocratic government that funded it lurks in the shadows.
It sounds like the plot of a medieval historical drama: A once-powerful monarch, weakened by illness, is overthrown by her previously loyal subjects. But in honey bee colonies, such high-stakes coups aren't just fantasy—they're a common occurrence that comes with both risk and
Five paintings in a print-focused show on the late artist, fiercely spot-lit against much surrounding darkness, look and feel like the real thing.
Metal Gear Solid 2 's production was likely the reason this collaboration never happened The post Matrix Creators Wanted Kojima To Make A Game Based On The Movie, But Konami Said No appeared first on Kotaku .
"You shaped all of our lives," Drake told the dancehall star from a balcony stage
The streamer is reportedly developing an animated show about Crash Bandicoot.
Instead of depicting objects, David’s shattered glass artworks literally mirror the viewer — looking into them, we are beckoned to reflect upon ourselves.
My "Not aware of another God of War game" shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt.
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.
Raisa Kabir, Katherine Earle, and Leila Seyedzadeh envelop viewers in conversations about climate change and shifts in cultural identity alike.
Research by Assistant Professor Jacob S. Suissa at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is revealing complexity in how ferns have evolved. Instead of the vascular structure inside fern stems changing as a direct adaptation to the environment, he discovered that shifts in
A busted sewage pipe took out tons of sealed packs The post Pokémon Card Fan Loses Collection In The Worst Way Possible appeared first on Kotaku .
After the curator’s death in May, an artists’ gathering in Nairobi proved that transnational solidarity today must be built on a commitment to an interdependent future.
Los Angeles played host to a spectacle of style and storytelling over the weekend.
Jennifer Lawrence recently told The New Yorker that she is hesitant to speak to the press while promoting her movies. The Oscar winner has been a tabloid fixture for 15 years and once told fellow actor Viola Davis: “Every time I do an interview, I think, ‘I can’t do this to
The Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Rules and Bylaws Committee set a Jan. 16 deadline for states to submit their proposals to be a part of the early presidential calendar lineup as the party gears up to create their early 2028 calendar. States seeking to be one of the
The Puerto Rican singer has loved the tradition since she was a child — and her new album Como Las Canto Yo extends the canon
Online retail giant Amazon plans to slash as many as 30,000 corporate jobs Tuesday, which would be the biggest layoffs at the company in three years. Reuters reports that the cuts would amount to 10 percent of the company’s close to 350,000 corporate employees, and would be
An international team of biologists, including those at the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, have discovered that the spiny-tailed iguanas on Clarion Island (Mexico), previously thought to be introduced by humans, have likely been there since before humans colonized the Americas.
Cybersecurity analysts are calling it one of the largest credential dumps ever uncovered.
A new report on Microsoft's next-gen Xbox hardware further hints at a PC-like console that plays everything and doesn't charge for multiplayer.
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Tunisia has ordered the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES), a prominent civil rights and migrant advocacy organization, to suspend activities for a month, the group said on Monday, one of several associations under such orders.
CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel said on Monday that the Red Cross had handed over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to the Israeli military, according to a statement by the Israeliprime minister's office. If the identity of the deceased hostage is confirmed, it would mean
Digital reconstruction technology is offering new insights into life in the ever-fascinating Ancient Roman city.
The sweeping layoffs mark another major contraction under CEO Andy Jassy, who has slashed tens of thousands of roles since taking over in 2021.
Air pollution is widely recognized as a public health hazard, but its role in workplace safety is often underestimated. A new study reveals that polluted air can make industrial accidents both more likely and more severe, adding a hidden layer to their human and economic costs.
What happens when cows are allowed to decide for themselves whether they want to be indoors or outdoors? When calves grow up with their mothers, can visitors observe the animals, everyday life in the barn and the research—without disturbing them? An Invited Review on the "dairy
President Trump and his allies are flirting with the idea of a Trump 2028 bid, with the president refusing to rule out the possibility and some influential supporters signaling they are prepared to test the constitutional limits that allow presidents to serve just two elected
California will send election observers to counter the “election monitors” that Trump plans on sending to multiple deep blue districts in the state ahead of next week’s special election. “They’re not going to be allowed to interfere in ways that the law prohibits,” California
The Irish have had enough of Donald Trump. McCormack’s Irish Pub in Richmond, Virginia, made waves earlier this month when its owner, William “Mac” McCormack, released some hot merchandise: a load of “Fuck Trump” black T-shirts, retailing for $11 a pop. The shirts proudly
