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declaring a state of emergency just last month, Noto says their case rate has been low throughout the pandemic. Regardless, their tourism industry has taken a big hit, they said.The peninsula city received a total of 800 million Yen in emergency economic relief funds though government grants, Yahoo Japan reported, and were not set aside for just coronavirus-related efforts.

Japanese anime blockbuster Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train edged out video game adaptation Mortal Kombat at the weekend box office, according to Sunday estimates. Demon Slayer grossed $6.4 million from 1,925 theaters for an impressive 10-day domestic total of $34.1 million for Aniplex and Funimation, and north of $450 million globally.

The independent wrestling world is the setting for the new Starz original drama series Heels, which released its official trailer and key art today.

SHINee have revealed the release details for their upcoming Japanese album.Earlier today (April 30), SHINee announced through their official Japanese Twitter account that they would be dropping a new Japanese-language mini-album on July 28. According to the group’s website, the upcoming release will include five songs, although a complete track list and title have yet to be revealed.This will be SHINee’s first Japanese release in over three years, following their 2018 single  ‘Sunny Side’.

, the White House had plans to replant the trees in another location.While a asking Jill Biden to reverse Melania Trump's “update” was first posted in March, reports that it recently picked up more steam.

Jordan Moreau Shunsuke Kikuchi, the composer for the popular “Dragon Ball” anime series, died on Saturday at a medical facility in Tokyo, according to the Japanese music industry outlet Oricon News.

IZ*ONE has shared her thoughts on the group’s disbandment.Yesterday (April 28), the Japanese K-pop singer talked about her time with the girl group during her Bay FM radio show, Tonight, Under The Sakura Tree, ahead of IZ*ONE’s official disbandment at 12am KST on April 29.

If fate has cruelly robbed us of the chance to see the late Chadwick Boseman play the African samurai known in history’s annals as Yasuke, then hearing Lakeith Stanfield give him a voice and a mood makes for a good consolation prize. Granted, the Boseman film, in stasis after his passing, sounded more factually inclined on paper, telling of how Yasuke went from serving Italian Jesuit Alessandro Valignano to serving Japanese Daimyo Oda Nobunaga.

Jamie Lang In today’s Global Bulletin, Sky announces production for “Devils” season two; Keshet 12 commissions season two of “Line in the Sand”; ITV News’ Robert Moore revisits the Jan.

Japan is calling for strict restrictions just ahead of the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Benoit Paire will not be going to the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentNational-holiday-studded Golden Week, which runs from April 29 to May 5, has long been a peak movie-going period, especially for vacationing schoolkids and their families.

“Mortal Kombat” fans are getting a big taste of what’s in store.

ViacomCBS is joining hands with Tokyo-based internet giant Rakuten to launch the Nick+ kids streaming service in Japan. The partnership was unveiled Tuesday at APOS, the Asia's leading media and entertainment summit.

BAFTA Names TV Awards Hosts Richard Ayoade is returning to host the BAFTA Television Awards for the second year, while actor, writer, and director Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) has been named as the host of the British Television Craft Awards. The main TV awards have been scheduled for June 6 on BBC One, while the craft ceremony will take place on May 24. Nominations will be announced on April 28 at 7:30AM local time in the UK.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefViacomCBS International has partnered with the Rakuten Group to launch the Nick Plus streaming service on RakutenTV in Japan. The deal is explained as an example of the U.S.

After breaking all-time box office records in Japan late last year, the anime adaptation Demon Slayer – Kimetsu No Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train hits North American cinemas on Friday via Aniplex of America and Funimation. Based on the Shonen Jump manga and Ufotable/Aniplex 2019 anime TV series, it picks up where the first season left off and takes place chiefly on a train — although an Inception-flavored plotline gives added dream action.