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Thursday, March 19, 2026
TopicJapanese films

Topic: Japanese films

Anime’s desi soul is in small-town India. Nagpur is its capital

Japan may be the anime capital of the world, but small cities such as Nagpur, Jaipur, and Bhubaneswar are among its most dedicated Indian outposts.

Myanmar court sentences Japanese filmmaker to 10 yrs in jail for sedition, breaking telecom law

Documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota, 26, was arrested in July at a protest in Yangon. Initially, he faced charges of breaking an immigration law and encouraging dissent against the junta.

Drive My Car isn’t the Murakami adaptation you think it is. Its magic lies in another story

Drive My Car isn’t the first Murakami film adaptation, and it won’t be the last. But you should catch the movie on Mubi.

On Camera

How the US is rapidly reaching the limits of imperial over-reach

Beyond the immediate protection of Israel and its borders, which the USA could reasonably commit itself to, it did not need to get into every war in the Muslim world.

Why the US shouldn’t try to outsmart the oil market

Selling oil futures would be a desperate ploy, born of panic about rising US gasoline and diesel retail prices ahead of the midterm elections.

Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war

When conflict with Iran ends, says the report, area’s key players are likely to reexamine longstanding assumptions & alliances as they determine how best to advance their interests.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.