The Princess and the Frog tells the story of Tiana, a young woman living in New Orleans who has big dreams of owning her own restaurant. She works day and night, saving every penny she makes ...

Shiori Ito’s searing indictment of Japan’s justice system in handling sexual assault cases is nominated for best documentary feature at Sunday’s Academy Awards. By Kiuko Notoya and Martin ...

Bayern Munich's Hiroki Ito, far left, scores in a German Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt at Allianz Arena in Munich on Feb. 23, 2025. (Kyodo) MUNICH (Kyodo) -- Japan defender Hiroki ...

The Frog & Turtle gastropub in Westbrook announced Sunday that the restaurant will close for good in early March after 17 years in business, due in part to financial pressure caused by required ...

Ananda Coomaraswamy, “Samvega: Aesthetic Shock”(2) Ito Jakuchu’s Colorful Realm of Living Beings, 30 scroll paintings created over a ten year period (ca. 1757-66), were donated, a year before they ...

Prolific character actor and Karate Kid star Peter Jason has died at 80. Jason’s death was reported on Thursday by some of his former colleagues, including Halloween director John Carpenter and ...

After former Mayor Richard Riordan’s death in 2023, the Richard J Riordan Administrative Trust took ownership of the Original Pantry Cafe. For months now, the trust has been in the process of ...

Why won’t Japan’s theaters screen "Black Box Diaries," the Academy Award-nominated documentary by journalist and filmmaker Shiori Ito? Ito, the face of Japan’s #MeToo movement, has fought for justice ...

When freelance journalist Shiori Ito won her lawsuit against prominent reporter Noriyuki Yamaguchi in a rape case in 2019, it seemed like one of Japan’s most high-profile #MeToo cases had come ...

It is a “frog in the pot” moment for New Zealand, which for years had been encouraging China’s involvement in the region. Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown inked the deal for an ...