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R Madhavan says son Vedaant’s generation is disconnected from Indian cinema: ‘They’re watching Japanese anime’

R Madhavan says son Vedaant’s generation is disconnected from Indian cinema: ‘They’re watching Japanese anime’

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R Madhavan believes Indian cinema is facing a new challenge, and it isn’t coming from within the country. While promoting his upcoming biographical drama GDN, the actor spoke about what he sees as a growing disconnect between Gen Z and Indian films, saying younger audiences are increasingly turning to Korean content, Japanese anime and other international entertainment. R Madhavan worries son Vedaant’s generation is drifting away from Indian cinema. What he said While speaking to Cinema Express, R Madhavan opened up about a concern that has become increasingly personal for him. Looking at his 20-year-old son Vedaant and others from his generation, the actor said he notices a growing disconnect with Indian cinema. He admitted it is something that genuinely worries him. “I’ve got one fear I don’t even want to think about. For sure, until now, I’ve earned his respect. Now he’s 20 years old. But if you look at my younger generation, they’re totally disconnected from him. It’s a big problem. They’re watching Japanese anime, they’re watching Korean content. But they don’t even …

‘They’re watching Japanese anime’: Madhavan says son Vedaant refuses to watch Indian cinema | Tamil News

‘They’re watching Japanese anime’: Madhavan says son Vedaant refuses to watch Indian cinema | Tamil News

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4 min readHyderabadJul 17, 2026 08:33 PM IST Actor R Madhavan has remarked that his 20-year-old son Vedaant and his generation have no interest in watching Indian films, whether Tamil, Hindi or anything else produced in the country. In a conversation with Cinema Express for his upcoming film GDN, based on the life of Coimbatore-born engineer G.D. Naidu, the actor said young audiences have moved entirely to Japanese anime and Korean content, and that the Indian film industry is losing a generation not to a rival but to a completely different ecosystem of storytelling. “I’ve got one fear I don’t even want to think about. For sure, until now, I’ve earned his respect. Now he’s 20 years old. But if you look at my younger generation, they’re totally disconnected from him,” Madhavan said, referring to himself in the third person. “It’s a big problem. They’re watching Japanese anime, they’re watching Korean content. But they don’t even want to watch our Tamil movies. They won’t go to the theatre to watch Hindi movies or Indian movies …

124 second Kane answer Japanese are using for Eiken Grade 1 English-speaking exams

124 second Kane answer Japanese are using for Eiken Grade 1 English-speaking exams

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Harry Kane didn’t quite score against Norway – that was left to his junior pro Jude Bellingham. But when he arrived to do media, he spoke like a hurricane packing in 390 words into into 124 seconds. On the other side of the world several Japanese looking out for videos of English footballers speaking, were completely flummoxed. Using Kane for listening cues of Eiken Grade 1 English speaking exams, might not be a the easiest of ideas. Voice teacher Molly Parker said last week that Kane comes from Walthamstaw and speaks with a North London, Estuary accent that thought not historically difficult to understand like of the North or Scotts is still an incantation too tough to grasp. It’s because of what Parker calls glottalisation or whistling. His t also sounds like f, think is fink. Japanese online hoardes were naturally left ambushed as they attempted to understand his happy, hurried, humming talk. Here’s what he said, “Tough game, hot hot, really brutal. Almost more difficult than Mexico with the heat and the humidity… but …

Indian Navy and Japanese warship hold joint naval exercise off Mumbai Coast

Indian Navy and Japanese warship hold joint naval exercise off Mumbai Coast

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India and Japan regularly conduct joint naval activities as part of their growing strategic partnership in the Indo-Pacific region. Officials said exercises such as PASSEX improve mutual understanding, strengthen maritime security cooperation and promote safe and secure navigation in the region Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Why PM Modi referred to Japanese PM Takaichi as his ‘little sister’

Why PM Modi referred to Japanese PM Takaichi as his ‘little sister’

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today surprised everyone at a press interaction after the 16th India-Japan annual summit when he referred to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as “little sister.” PM Modi and and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. While many thought it was a sign of PM Modi venting his emotions, something that he rarely does, the real reason lay in the restricted conversation that took place between PM Modi and PM Takaichi at Hyderabad House. According to officials privy to conversations, PM Takaichi told her Indian counterpart that late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was like her elder brother and she looked up to him. Apparently PM Takaichi said that since Abe San had a lot of affection and respect for PM Modi, she now looked towards him as her elder brother too. PM Modi had close personal relations with PM Abe, who was assassinated on July 8, 2022 by a radical in Nara, the constituency of PM Sanae Takaichi. The India-Japan ties took off to a new level under the leadership of Abe San, …

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi arrives in India for three-day visit; annual summit with PM Modi on Thursday

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi arrives in India for three-day visit; annual summit with PM Modi on Thursday

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Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi arrived in New Delhi on a three-day official visit to participate in the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit. She is scheduled to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on strengthening strategic ties, economic security, investment, innovation and Indo-Pacific cooperation Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Japanese PM Takaichi to visit New Delhi on Wednesday for India-Japan Annual Summit

Japanese PM Takaichi to visit New Delhi on Wednesday for India-Japan Annual Summit

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday for a three-day official visit from July 1 to 3 to participate in the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit. Takaichi will be travelling to India at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This will be her first official visit to India after assuming office. During the Summit, both sides are expected to review and strengthen the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation as well as discuss regional and global issues of mutual interest, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Why Japanese fans tidy up stadiums

Why Japanese fans tidy up stadiums

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4 min readJun 15, 2026 09:13 PM IST Shortly after Japan’s 2-2 draw against the Netherlands, a familiar sight unfolded at AT&T Stadium in Texas: Japanese fans cleaning up trash, putting it into blue bags they had carried in. The football world first witnessed the Samurai Blue supporters leaving stadiums spotless at France 1998, Japan’s maiden World Cup appearance. For those in Japan, it was no surprise. Cleanliness is not a habit. It is infrastructure. “In the Japanese system, cleaning begins at elementary school when the kids are six to seven years old. They will clean the classroom and the lobbies with brooms and wipes. They will serve food. Cleaning is linked to discipline and responsibility. When these kids go to university, this culture continues. This is what you are seeing at the World Cup. The brain is wired to do the cleaning,” said Dr Randeep Rakwal, a professor at the Tsukuba International Academy of Sport Studies, who traces his roots to Daryaganj in Delhi and has lived in Japan for over three decades. Tokyo …

At Jpn vs Ned, 3 Ajax players, 2 Japanese, 1 Dutchman & cassette maker nostalgia | Football News

At Jpn vs Ned, 3 Ajax players, 2 Japanese, 1 Dutchman & cassette maker nostalgia | Football News

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Of the three Ajax players who will be seen in action at the Netherlands vs Japan game at Dallas, Arlington, 2 are Japanese, including brand new captain Ko Itakura. Japan have faced an almost last minute change of plans after captain Endo Wataru couldn’t recover from the squad due to an aggravated left foot injury on Thursday (11 June) and left the Nashville, Tennessee camp speaking only to Itakura, so as to not disturb preparations. Many tears were shed when they found out given the Liverpool midfielder is much loved. But Endo announced his international retirement, handing reins to Itakura. Itakura was Ajax’s first Japanese signing ever, though many Japanese and Koreans play for Dutch clubs. The other Amsterdam-based Ajax Japanese is Takehiro Tomiyasu. For the Dutch, it’s Wout Weghorst- with enduring fame of his goal against Argentina in 2022. But when the club teammates meet at a World Cup on opposite sides, it’s always intriguing. “Of course, we’ve talked about it. Mainly in a normal and relaxed way, not really in a joking way,” …

Why grandmothers in Otsuchi had to improvise when ‘Japanese Messi’ Takefusa Kubo’s jersey No. changed

Why grandmothers in Otsuchi had to improvise when ‘Japanese Messi’ Takefusa Kubo’s jersey No. changed

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3 min readJun 7, 2026 03:37 PM IST Takefusa Kubo is known as the Japanese Messi, for his swirling and swift runs along the right wing traditionally. The 25-year-old who plays for Real Sociedad in Europe, recently however pulled a feint-and-turn on an unsuspecting group — Japanese grandmothers. Sashiko_Gals is a group of talented Japanese women in the 40-80 age category from Tohoku region, who began a creative rehabilitation program for citizens who had suffered tragedy during the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Based out of Otsuchi town in Iwate Prefecture, the Sashiko_Gals “Reincarnate items no longer in use by customising them with Sashiko stitching technique.” It is a deeply meditative process as they use the Running, blanket or basting stitch — a simple neat, un-intricate needlework of straight line equidistant stitches to form patterns on existing garments – or caps, shoes and bags since the project took off in 2024. It resurrects old objects offering sustainable reuse. In 2026, the Gals decided to pretty-up and customise the Japanese national team jersey that would …