Japan’s Idol Industry Yamaguchi Momoe, the duo Pink Lady, and Matsuda Seiko were among the most popular pop music idols of the 1970s and 1980s. The niche they carved out in the Japanese ...

As the host of a radio show interviewing K-pop artists and introducing South Korean culture, 20-year-old Tsuki, who hails from Osaka Prefecture, knows her stuff. In her day job, the young Japanese ...

Hailing from Canada, Shane Gaalaas has collaborated with a wide range of musicians including Slash, Billy Idol, Shania Twain, Nickelback, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kaveh Yaghmaei, Michael Schenker, Toque ...

TOKYO – An independent panel investigating allegations against a J-pop megastar-turned-TV host accused him on March 31 of sexual violence against a Fuji Television employee, saying the company ...

A 25-year-old former member of the Japanese boy band ONE N' ONLY has been charged with indecent assault of a woman in Hong Kong, according to media reports, with the group's management agency ...

Experience the cutting edge of Japanese entertainment as we turn the spotlight on virtual artists. This week, a virtual-reality idol group who aim to be the best in the world: enogu.

Mrs. GREEN APPLE's "Lilac" stays at No. 2. By Billboard Japan King & Prince’s “HEART” blasts in at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated March 19. The group’s 16th single ...

SAN FRANCISCO--The highly acclaimed series “Shogun” has been nominated in four categories of the 82nd Golden Globes, including for best television drama series, it was announced on Dec. 9.

ODENSE: Shuttler Koki Watanabe (pic) of Japan may be one of the shortest players in the men’s singles fray but he hopes to stand tall like his idol Kento Momota. The 25-year-old Watanabe has ...