K UALA LUMPUR, July 19 — The Japan Malaysia Expo 2025 (JEMY 2025) has opened its doors for a three-day celebration of Japanese culture at Hall 1 of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), with its ...

VTubers, or Virtual YouTubers, are not a new phenomenon, but have grown in popularity during Covid-19. On a basic level, they ...

PLAVE ’s “Kakurenbo” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released July 16. The Japan debut single by ...

A Japanese hotel is offering travellers tiny beds and pyjamas to tuck in their stuffed toy roommates. The teddy bear beds are ...

Umamusume: Pretty Derby English version hits Steam June 26, 2025, with pre-registration from April 28. Japanese version joins ...

American Idol' music supervisor Robin Kaye was one of two people found shot dead Monday at a home in Encino. An arrest has ...

Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing -- except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers.

A special event for idol fans opened on July 2 at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward, Tokyo. Fans call this "oshikatsu" -- ...

Director Koji Fukada’s new film, 'Love on Trial,' explores Japan’s idol industry and the contracts that ban young women from dating.

The Nintendo Switch 2 continues to get big promotional movements in Japan, including new commercials with a Japanese idol band!

No longer are idol groups confined to just being pretty, sexy, or cute, they can be a bit retro, a bit horror, completely Japanese and they would still find their audience.

A YOUNG woman has revealed how she became a Japanese pop star while dancing in her bedroom as a teen. Becki, once known as Beckii Cruel, became an overnight success in Japan at the age of 14 despit… ...