Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final chapter has been honored on the world stage in the form of an International Emmy Award for NHK. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/26/film/ryuichi-sakamoto-international-emmy-award/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #ryuichisakamoto #awards #emmys #japanesefilm
Sumana Harihareswara
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Reminder:
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Please submit recommendations by Nov. 14th for the Otherwise Award jury to consider! Nominate works of speculative fiction - #sciencefiction, #fantasy, and more - that expand or explore our notions of gender:
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The Japanese government on Monday released a list of 3,963 people recognized for this year’s autumn honors, including game designer Yuji Horii, known for the Dragon Quest series. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/03/japan/society/dragon-quest-creator-autumn-honors/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #awards #yujihorii #dragonquest
The government will award Medals of Honor to 738 people and 24 organizations for autumn 2025, including popular screenwriter Kankuro Kudo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/02/japan/japan-medals-of-honor-recipients/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #awards #medalsofhonor #kankurokudo
The U.S. risks economic decline as political polarization, attacks on immigration and a new cultural aversion to risk erode the foundations of its past innovation and growth. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/20/world/economics-nobel-prize-has-a-us-warning/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #nobelprize #us #donaldtrump #joelmokyr #philippeaghion #peterhowitt #globaleconomy #awards
The government decided Friday to award the Order of Culture for this year to eight people, including Yomiuri Giants legend Sadaharu Oh. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/18/japan/sadaharu-oh-awards/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sadaharuoh #awards #susumukitagawa
The two Japanese winners of this year's Nobel prizes attended a reception for Swedish Crown Princess Victoria hosted by the Swedish Embassy in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/14/japan/nobel-winners-reception-tokyo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #shimonsakaguchi #susumukitagawa #nobelprize #awards
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has described opposition leader María Corina Machado as a "wild demoness,” a "war criminal,” and "la Sayona,” a vengeful spirit from the country's folklore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/11/world/politics/nobel-winner-maduro-venezuela/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #venezuela #us #nobelprize #donaldtrump #awards #nicolsmaduro #maracorinamachado
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Venezuela's Maria Corina Machado, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced Friday, for "keeping the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/nobel-peace-prize-maria-corina-machado/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #nobelprize #awards #nobelpeaceprize
All three scientific Nobels this year honored achievements rooted in fundamental research from decades ago, which some experts see as representing the importance of slow, basic science. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/10/world/science-health/nobel-prizes-slow-science/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #nobelprize #awards
Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/09/books/nobel-prize-literature-krasznahorkai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #awards #books #literature #nobelprize #laszlokrasznahorkai #hungary
A trio of scientists won the Nobel physics prize "for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunneling and energy quantization in an electric circuit,” the Nobel jury said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/07/world/science-health/nobel-prize-physics-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #nobelprize #awards
In announcing its 2026 lineup of Michelin-starred Tokyo restaurants, the organization made special note of 97-year-old chef Kenjiro Kanemoto, the world’s oldest, active Michelin-recognized chef. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/09/27/food-drink/tokyo-michelin-three-stars/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #fooddrink #chefs #michelin #japanesecuisine #frenchcuisine #awards #tokyo #restaurants
Fifteen-year-old Owen Cooper made Emmy history as the youngest male winner, while “The Studio” took home a record 13 awards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/09/16/entertainment-news/emmys-2025-adolescence-studio/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #emmys #television #awards
Greg Lloyd
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‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Wins First-Ever Emmy in Wake of Cancelation
#Variety#Awards#News#Emmys#TheLateShowwithStephenColbert
https://variety.com/2025/tv/awards/late-show-stephen-colbert-wins-emmy-first-cancelation-1236509589/
‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Wins First-Ever Emmy in Wake of Cancelation
#Variety#Awards#News#Emmys#TheLateShowwithStephenColbert
https://variety.com/2025/tv/awards/late-show-stephen-colbert-wins-emmy-first-cancelation-1236509589/
Tim Chambers
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2025 Creative Arts Emmys Winners List: Night One
#IndieWire#Awards#Results#CreativeArtsEmmyAwards#Emmys#TV
https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/2025-creative-arts-emmys-winners-list-night-one-1235148968/