Japanese Entertainment
L'Arc-en-Ciel to Release New Single "Wings Flap" in December
Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel will release their first single in 1 year and 4 months, entitled "Wings Flap", on December 23.
September 21, 2015 at 7:40 pm
Kuroko's Basketball Gets its First Film
It has been confirmed that popular anime "Kuroko's Basketball (Kuroko no Basuke)" will be receiving a film adaptation.
September 19, 2015 at 2:51 pm
Morning Musume '15 to Release First All English-lyric Song "One and Only"
Morning Musume '15 will release the first all English-lyric song "One and Only".
September 18, 2015 at 10:01 pm
Live-action Drama "Prison School" Revealed Opening Theme and Joe's Actor
The opening theme song for the live-action TV drama "Prison School" has been revealed to be Japanese rock band Haku's new song "Shodo".
September 18, 2015 at 2:12 pm
Perfume Performs One Time Only 10th Anniversary TV Commercial
The special TV commercial of Japanese pop trio Perfume which celebrates the 10th anniversary of their major debut will be on air only once in a Japanese terrestrial channel.
September 18, 2015 at 12:13 pm
Hatsune Miku to Hold First Japan Tour in 2016
Japanese virtual pop star Hatsune Miku sets to start a live tour "HATSUNE MIKU EXPO 2016 Japan Tour" in March next year.
September 17, 2015 at 8:26 pm
Nana Fujita won AKB48 Janken Tournament 2015
AKB48 hold The 6th Janken Tournament at Yokohama Alena on September 16 and 108 members joined the tournament.
September 17, 2015 at 12:13 pm
"Attack on Titan: End of the World" World Premiere Got 3,000 fans in Hongkong
The world premiere of live-action film "Attack on Titan: End of the World", the second installment of the film "Attack on the Titan", was held in Hongkong on September 15th.
September 16, 2015 at 8:32 pm
SCANDAL Joins to "ABU TV Song Festival" as Representative from Japan
The girls band group "SCANDAL" will join to "4th ABU TV Song Festival", a music festival held on October 28 in Turkey, as a representative from Japan.
September 16, 2015 at 7:18 pm
2015 MTV EMA Starts Voting, Dempagumi.inc elected as Wildcard for Best Japan Act
All nominees for "2015 MTV EMA", one of the biggest music award ceremonies in Europe, have been announced.
September 16, 2015 at 4:08 pm
New Pokemon "XY & Z" series to Air from October in Japan
On September 15th, Pokemon Company announced that a new series of popular anime "Pokemon", entitled "Pokemon XY & Z", would start airing on TV Tokyo from October 29th in Japan.
September 16, 2015 at 1:45 pm
Takeichiro Hirai Brings Pablo Casals to Life
Takeichiro Hirai, 77, is unmistakably yet another valuable contribution Japan has made to the world of music.
September 16, 2015 at 11:49 am
Name Brothers in Two Different Worlds
Daichi Nakamura and Taichi Nakamura - these two names are close enough if spelled in English, the only difference being the fist letters their first names, but spelled exactly the same in Japanese - that is in Kanji.
September 15, 2015 at 11:36 pm
Galileo Galilei Sings Ending Theme for "Haikyu!! Second Season"
The ending theme for "Haikyu!! Second Season", which is the second season of TV animation "Haikyu!!" and will start airing on October 3, has been revealed.
September 15, 2015 at 11:58 am
Eren and Jean Sings Ending Theme Song for "Attack on Titan: Junior High"
"Attack on Titan: Junior High", which will air in October, will feature the song "Hangeki no Daichi" as its ending theme.