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King Crimson affiliates BEAT announce one-off London show for June

The band: former Crimson alumni Adrian Belew and Tony Levin, along with Tool drummer Danny Carey and guitarist Steve Vai, ...
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This Is Why Most Japanese Live in Only Three Areas

From Tokyo to Osaka, Japan’s people cluster in three major plains, leaving mountains and interior regions largely empty. Natural barriers and fertile land have funneled cities and industries into ...
Deadline.com

‘Kokuho’ Becomes Japan’s Highest-Grossing Local Live-Action Movie Ever In Market; Kabuki Drama Is Country’s Oscar Submission

Lee Sang-il’s kabuki drama Kokuho has set a new record in Japan, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film ever in the market with over $111M at the local box office. The Ken ...
Variety

‘Kokuho’ Becomes Highest-Grossing Japanese Live-Action Film Locally With $111 Million

Kabuki drama “Kokuho” has made box office history, becoming the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of all time in its home market. It surpassed the 22-year-old record set by “Bayside Shakedown ...
The Financial Express

China-Japan tensions spill into live events as Japanese concerts face abrupt cancellations

China’s worsening diplomatic standoff with Japan is beginning to ripple beyond politics, revealing the risks businesses face in an environment where policy signals can be sudden, opaque and disruptive ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Box Office: ‘Kokuho’ Becomes Japan’s Top-Grossing Live-Action Film Ever

Directed by Lee Sang-il and selected as Japan’s 2026 Oscar submission for best international feature, the three-hour, kabuki-theater-set drama has defied expectations and reignited the world’s ...
Mint

'Everything Japanese is canceled': Concerts in Beijing gets abruptly canceled as Japan-China ties take hit

Amid intensified diplomatic spat between China and Japan since Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan comment, Japanese concert in Beijing are abruptly getting cancelled. According to CNBC ...
The Straits Times

Oscar entry Kokuho becomes highest-grossing live-action Japanese film, breaks 22-year-old record

JAPAN – Kabuki-themed surprise hit Kokuho has grossed more than 17.37 billion yen (S$144 million), becoming the first movie in 22 years to break Japan’s box-office record for a domestic live-action ...
Oregonian

Accused attacker in assault on Japanese diplomat in Portland granted release pending trial

A woman accused of assaulting a top Japanese diplomat in downtown Portland in 2023 was granted release Monday to live with her mother pending trial after her latest court-ordered visit to a federal ...
CBSSports.com

Alabama vs. Georgia prediction, pick, odds, spread: Crimson Tide, Bulldogs clash for SEC title once again

One of college football's great modern rivalries headlines the action on Saturday afternoon as No. 3 Georgia squares off against No. 9 Alabama in the 2025 SEC Championship Game. This will be the fifth ...
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Philon scores 24 as No. 11 Alabama beats No. 8 Illinois 90-86

CHICAGO (AP) Labaron Philon scored 24 points, and No. 11 Alabama Crimson Tide beat eighth-ranked Illinois Fighting Illini 90-86 at the United Center on Wednesday night. Philon made three 3-pointers ...