In My Little Sister Can’t Be This Cute HappyenD, the PS3 game based on the popular novel/anime series, you play as Kyousuke and get to manage your little sister Kirino and her friends as they aim to ...

In the new book Idle Idol, Edward and John Harrison catalogue Japan’s obsession with public mascots. These ubiquitous street idols greet passers-by and run the gamut from kaiju to manga characters to ...

The idol phenomenon in Japan, which emerged in the 1970s, highlights young artists, often teenage girls, who sing and dance for a devoted audience. While this industry may seem glittering, it hides ...

I love you!” “Cool, oppas!” At 7 p.m. on the 19th, a 1,000-square-meter (approximately 300 pyeong) music broadcast studio in ...

CANNES, France — Exploitative contracts that force young female Japanese pop stars to forego relationships and sex are at the heart of director Koji Fukada's latest film, which has premiered in Cannes ...

BEIJING: A 17-year-old Japanese idol was dismissed for a “serious violation of rules” after observant online viewers spotted a man’s reflection on a plastic cap in a photo she posted. Azu Fujisaki was ...

TOKYO — Japanese culture is renowned for its obsession with the impermanence of beauty, and many a poem has honored the brief but perfect life of the cherry blossom. In human terms, the Japanese ...