1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (325+ words) Japan culture in September 2026: 10 festivals, foods and traditions to follow this month businessupturn.com Japan culture in September 2026: 10 festivals, foods and traditions to follow this month Japan's official mountain-climbing season on Mount Fuji closes just as the country's moon-viewing season…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (341+ words) Business Upturn How Japanese pop culture keeps traditional folklore alive The fox spirit that tricks a traveler, the tanuki that shape-shifts to cause mischief, the water-dwelling kappa that drags the unwary into rivers: these figures predate anime and manga by…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (331+ words) Business Upturn Okinawa Zento Eisa Festival: the meaning behind the drumming and dancing Every late summer, the streets of Okinawa City fill with the rolling beat of hand-held drums as dozens of youth groups from across the prefecture converge for…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (228+ words) The first trailer for Danny Boyle's Ink provides an electrifying glimpse into the explosive world of Fleet Street in 1969, as Rupert Murdoch sets out to transform the struggling Sun into a newspaper capable of dominating the British tabloid scene. Guy…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1491+ words) The biggest change in Sling's September schedule is the return of the NFL. That makes Sling particularly useful for viewers who want a cable-style sports package without committing to a traditional cable subscription. The NFL is one of the biggest…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (244+ words) Business Upturn Japanese lantern festivals and their link to ancestral remembrance On the evening Obon begins, many Japanese households light a small fire called mukaebi at their doorstep or family grave, a practical-looking gesture that carries a specific purpose: guiding…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (283+ words) Business Upturn Japanese summer festivals ending soon: the last events before autumn Most of Japan's outdoor festival calendar is squeezed into roughly seven weeks, starting with Tanabata in early July and tapering out by the first week of September. By…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (228+ words) Poland's most acclaimed novel is finally getting the prestige treatment it deserves. Netflix is bringing Bolesław Prus's The Doll to screens this fall, and with a full cast, director, and release date locked in, here's everything confirmed about the adaptation....

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (937+ words) Tim Curry built one of the most unusual careers in entertainment. He could play a glamorous musical villain in one project and a terrifying horror character in another. He worked across movies, television, theatre and animation. Following his death at…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (294+ words) Business Upturn The Elusive Samurai's real Japanese history explained without the anime twists The Elusive Samurai turns one of the bloodiest chapters of medieval Japanese history into a fast-paced Shonen Jump adventure, but underneath the fictional flourishes is a genuinely…...