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EXCLUSIVE: In an intriguing partnership that signals the continuing trend of high-profile international collaborations in the film and television industry, Japan’s leading multiplatform entertainment company Nippon TV is teaming up with London-based premium media company Envision Entertainment to form a common list. The first will be a series inspired by …

By YURI KAGEYAMA Business Writer AP TOKYO (AP) – Toyota will not broadcast any Olympic-themed commercials on Japanese television during the Tokyo Games, despite being one of the IOC’s main commercial sponsors. The extraordinary decision from the country’s largest automaker underlines just how polarizing the Games have become in Japan …

What is that? The British and Irish Lions face world champions South Africa in the first test at Cape Town Stadium in Cape Town. The Lions will have had five warm-up games to prepare for this game – six if you include the pre-Tour game against Japan at Murrayfield – …

TOKYO – Japanese actress Honami Suzuki, known for her role in the classic television series Tokyo Love Story (1991), has divorced her husband, comedian Takaaki Ishibashi. Ishibashi, 59, dropped the bomb Friday night (July 16) when he uploaded a 50-second video to his YouTube channel. He and Suzuki, 54, announced …

American director Spike Lee arrives on July 16, 2021 to attend the 27th annual amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala at Villa Eilenroc in Cap d’Antibes, southern France, on the sidelines of the 74th Cannes Film Festival. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) The Cannes jury headed by American director Spike …

Leaders of Asia-Pacific countries agreed on Friday to step up COVID-19 vaccination sharing as China says it pledged $ 3 billion in international aid to support coronavirus response efforts in developing countries. Virtual retirement for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders including US President Joe Biden, Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, Japanese Prime …

Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Thursday said the Tokyo Games’ anti-virus rules “are working” as the Japanese capital recorded its highest number of new infections since January. With just over a week to go until Tokyo 2020 opens for mostly behind-the-scenes events, organizers insist they can be safely held as …

SAN JOSE, Calif .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) –Roku, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU), in collaboration with Maker’s Mark® Bourbon today announces the premiere of “The Show Next Door,” a weekly talk show where Randall Park sits down with actors, athletes and musicians for interesting conversation, fun games and more than a few laughs. …

From reality TV to the third Olympics in a row, judoka Ashley McKenzie’s journey has always been unconventional – and that’s how he likes it. The 31-year-old from Camberley was selected among six judokas to represent the GB team at Tokyo 2020, after making his Olympic debut in London 2012 …

Sharon Shorty and Derek Yap were all ready – Shorty had pins to trade, Yap was eager to see old friends in Japan, and they were both more than ready to cheer on Canadian athletes. But spectators are now banned from the Tokyo Olympics, and the Whitehorse couple have therefore …