Japan artist's AI-generated short video wins top prize at French Riviera Film Festival

ICHIKAWA, Chiba -- "Be my double," a short video created with generative artificial intelligence (AI) by artis…

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Anime & Manga

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• Miyazaki's new 'panorama box' displays show 85-year-old director's art still evolving

Showbiz

• 1 year on, fans still flock to Mt. Fuji foothills filming sites of hit drama 'The Hot Spot'
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• Actors and studios strike a tentative 4-year deal, easing fears of another Hollywood shutdown
• Landmark Tokyo jazz club Body & Soul to close after 50-year run
• Actor Ken Matsudaira performs signature samba dance in Yokohama to pray for sunny holidays
• Japan hotel with ex-Takarazuka Revue star as manager marks 100th anniv. with diverse plans

Culture

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• Retro Japan: Kobe chapel damaged in air raids, survived quake, reborn as literature museum
• Takuboku Ishikawa and Donald Keene: Japan exhibition traces literary greats' paths (Pt. 1)
• Origami artist builds international enterprise from folded paper
• Japan sisters take matcha across US to spread tea culture, message of peace
• Retro Japan in Photos: Kagawa Pref. Gov't buildings emulate wooden structures

Amusement

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• Actor Ken Matsudaira performs signature samba dance in Yokohama to pray for sunny holidays
• Hello Kitty theme park in southwest Japan celebrates 35th anniversary
• 2 French pavilion exhibits from Osaka expo installed at Kansai airport
• Museum dedicated to founder of Sanrio, best known for Hello Kitty, opens
• Renovated Edo-Tokyo Museum reopens after 4 years with life-size Ginza clock tower exhibit

Film

• Japan artist's AI-generated short video wins top prize at French Riviera Film Festival
• Oscars organization expands international film eligibility, addresses AI in new rules
• Warner Bros shareholders approve Paramount's $81 billion takeover of the Hollywood giant
• 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' puts a spotlight on Italy's fashion capital
• AI gives Japan's voice actors new commercial clout, rights protections
• It's-a-hit: 'The Super Mario Galaxy Movie' box office blasts off with $372.5 million globally

Music

• Eurovision song competition starts with the first semifinal after boycott over Israel
• Landmark Tokyo jazz club Body & Soul to close after 50-year run
• Michael Jackson streams skyrocket after 'Michael' biopic opening weekend, up 95% in the US
• Japan violinist who 'couldn't even peel an apple' takes over famed curry shop's flavor
• South Korean police seek to arrest K-pop mogul behind BTS
• Inclusive instruments help new players find the beat in Tokyo

Books

• Exhibition brings peace-themed picture book art to Japanese preschools
• Isabella Bird's 'Unbeaten Tracks in Japan': Sublime Mt. Fuji opens journey in 1878 (Pt. 1)
• Japanese author Haruki Murakami to release 1st novel in 3 years
• Japanese novelist Kanako Nishi debuts in English translation with 'Sakura'
• Japan entertainment magazine revived after 15-yr hiatus
• US book critics honor Nobel laureate and South Korean novelist Han Kang

Meet your match? Spot the difference

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• Meet your match? Spot the difference #183: Living with cats
• Meet your match? Spot the difference #182: Pet family

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