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TOKYO — Quentin Tarantino is so confident that everyone in Japan will like his new movie, "Inglourious Basterds," that he has OK’d a campaign in which anyone…
TOKYO — Chicago’s Sears Centre Arena will explode with a high-profile event on Saturday Nov 7, showcasing four main bouts, pitting the legendary Fedor Emelianenko against undefeated…
LOS ANGELES — Vampires have been an eternal force in Hollywood horror since silent-movie days, yet they have risen to new heights as the "Twilight" franchise, TV's "True…
TOKYO — My pulse quickens as I’m about to meet up with the coordinator of the International Pole Dance Fitness Association to talk about the organization’s upcoming…
SAGA — While the hard-drinking slugger who stars in a serial baseball manga comic book retired recently, the real-life former ball-playing boozer who inspired the character runs…
TOKYO — Pixar Animation Studios has made 10 animated features, and every one of them has been a smash hit. The Disney subsidiary continues to raise the…
TOKYO — It’s an autumn afternoon and actress Tomoka Kurotani is happily posing for photos outdoors in Aoyama. Few passersby take much notice. “Actually, in Tokyo, people…
TOKYO — An exhibition of photographs taken by diplomats and members of their families in Japan will open Oct 27 in Tokyo, showcasing a variety of work…
NEW YORK — Jim Jarmusch, the director and writer of ''The Limits of Control,'' which opened in Japan last month, said he aims to surprise moviegoers by catering…