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What happens when a 40-something dude goes to an anime boy band fan event?...
Learning both what Sutopuri is and what makes them special all in the same day! “Please go to Harajuku.” That was the message that our Japanese-language reporter Takashi Harada suddenly got from his...
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We caught up with Travis Japan to chat dancing, anime dreams, and back...
We interview the all-male J-Pop group Travis Japan in the midst of their trailblazing efforts in the U.S. In the first part of this J-pop spotlight, we introduced some of Travis Japan’s major...
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One more reason to be hyped about Spy x Family Season 2: The theme song is...
Beloved J-rock band’s new song is bumping up the excitement for the hit anime’s new season. The Spy x Family anime had a lot of ground to cover in its first season. Audiences needed to be introduced...
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J-pop singer Rina Aiuchi wins legal right to call herself Rina Aiuchi
Tokyo district says Detective Conan singer can once again use the name that everyone else already calls her. On Thursday, presiding judge Tomoyuki Tobisawa handed down his verdict in a lawsuit heard...
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Here are Japan’s most-sung karaoke songs in 2022 from karaoke system Joysound
Want to know what people in Japan are singing? Joysound knows. Karaoke is one of Japan’s most popular pastimes, being both a great way to express oneself and to socialize with fellow karaoke-goers (or...
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Asian Juicy: New burgers from McDonald’s Japan pay tribute to a ’90s J-pop...
There’s a lot more than burgers to unpack here. McDonald’s has made a name for itself with its amazing Japan-exclusive releases over the years, with equally amazing advertising campaigns catching...
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We try the new Asian Juicy burgers from McDonald’s Japan
Cute on the outside, but are they good on the inside too? Last week, McDonald’s raised eyebrows with the announcement that they would be adding a new series of burgers to the menu called “Asian...
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Street Fighter 6 throws fierce punch of ‘90s nostalgia, brings back anime...
New preview video features iconic J-pop song from the climax of the Street Fighter II anime movie. A lot of the early marketing for the upcoming Street Fighter 6 had an “out with the old, in with the...
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Idol supergroup AKB48 abolishes team system, team sayonara concerts to be...
Dissolution of teams marks end of 18-year era for Japan’s biggest idol singer group. On Saturday, Japanese idol singer supergroup AKB48 held the first of its Spring Concert 2023 performances at Pia...
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McDonald’s brings back the Japanese ‘90s with Heisei comeback menu, videos...
Any Boys and Girls hungry for some ‘90s nostalgia? Lasting from 1989 to 2019, Japan’s Heisei era isn’t a particularly lengthy part of the country’s centuries-long history. It’s hard to overstate how...
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We sample the Super Cup 1.5 times x Yoasobi collaboration cup ramen that’s...
One of the hottest current J-pop/anisong acts takes their turn at composing cup ramen. There aren’t many J-pop groups hotter than Yoasobi right now. The duo, consisting of Vocaloid producer-composer...
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Boy band Ae! group brings their A-game to music, acting, science, welding,...
We sit down and talk pop with Kansai’s rising boy band stars. Growing up, I never really got into pop music so much, because I always assumed it valued image over the art. I still think it’s largely...
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Will Twitter’s rebranding result in poaching ‘X Japan’ name? Legendary...
Social media app’s renaming might hit a snag in Japan. Like most of the rest of the world, Japan was equal parts surprised and baffled at the recent Twitter rebranding. Changing the name of the social...
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New Ghibli anime’s theme song gets music video shot on island that inspired...
Former Vocaloid music creator sings theme for Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron. It’s been almost two weeks since Studio Ghibli’s newest anime movie, How Do You Live? (to be called The Boy and...
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Japanese female rock band Scandal earns a Guinness World Record for staying...
17 years and counting! Music is a rough business, and differences in interests, tastes, and ambitions make keeping a band together difficult. But not for everyone; Japanese girl-band Scandal has...
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Netlflix stop-motion Pokémon series has new preview video, theme song from...
Psyduck co-stars in series about finding inner peace and daily joy. Back in February, the Pokémon Company announced that a brand-new stop-motion animation Pokémon series was coming to Netflix. There...
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30-ish Japanese idol group breaking up because of members’ old age, declining...
Setsuna Meteor is getting too old for this idol singer stuff. On December 3, Setsuna Meteor, a four-member idol singer unit that performs primarily in Hokkaido Prefecture, held their fifth anniversary...
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J-rock legend Yoshiki composing global theme song for Hello Kitty
Sanrio and X Japan mega-stars announce the newest stage of the decade-plus partnership. Back in November, fans were startled to learn that Hello Kitty had lost her voice, and not in a laryngitis kind...
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J-pop megastar Utada Hikaru releases new video and recording of...
Let’s go for a ride down memory lane with a new version of one of the singer’s biggest hits. J-pop icon Hikaru Utada has had a lot of hits, but few have reached the level of pop culture permeation as...
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