I caught up with Yoshimoto Kogyo’s president, Akihiko Okamoto, to discuss how Japan's oldest comedy firm is bringing its unique humor worldwide. Founded in 1912, Yoshimoto Kogyo’s Tokyo office is ...

For the first time, 12 of Japan’s top comedians will gather for an overseas performance, delivering 60 minutes of authentic sketch comedy performed entirely in English. The event will take place at ...

"It might just be people like you who can save everyone from a pandemic like this." Netflix has debuted the full-length official trailer for a live-action adaptation of a fun Japanese manga called Zom ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Tokyo Crush,” a pioneering France-Japan comedy romance, won the Series Mania Forum Best Project Award, awarded for best title at ...

Netflix continues to deepen its investments in live-action Japanese content, betting on the country's continued domestic growth potential and cross-border appeal. Friday marks the 10-year anniversary ...

The pickup deepens Banijay’s already significant footprint in comedy formats. The company currently produces “LOL: Last One Laughing” through its labels in 11 markets worldwide, and the Yoshimoto deal ...

The series, which is Based On Japanese Series ‘Rebooting’, comes From Corey Nickerson, Nahnatchka Khan & Rideback.

The Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, in collaboration with The Japan Foundation, yesterday hosted a successful screening of the 2022 Japanese (English sub-titled) comedy/science fiction film Mondays: See ...

Fremantle has taken on the global production rights to the original Japanese format Freeze. The comedic entertainment format was originally developed and produced by FANY Studio and Yoshimoto Kogyo ...

French-Japanese comedy romance series Tokyo Crush has won the Series Mania Co-Pro Pitching Sessions event. The result was announced by Series Mania founder and Director General Laurence Herszberg in ...