Japanese idol’s handshake event has life-changing impact on zealous fan [manga]
In the world of Japanese idols, “handshake events” are quite common among more established groups. As the name suggests, fans get to shake hands with…
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In the world of Japanese idols, “handshake events” are quite common among more established groups. As the name suggests, fans get to shake hands with…
TV personality Anna Murashige 村重杏奈 just graduated from the Japanese idol group HKT48 in December 2021. However, the 23-year-old Murashige is now in the spotlight…
Please be honest in answering this question: “Do you have any fan items of your favorite characters, VTubers or idols?” The items must be really…
McDonald’s Japan Co., Ltd. has announced it will bring back its collaboration with McFlurry® and KitKat® (sold by Nestlé Japan K.K.) this year, adding a…
NMB48 is a popular Japanese idol group based in the Kansai area in Japan, and has been appointed the official ambassador for an app called…
Fans of popular Japanese idol group Keyakizaka46 surely know that the group has already celebrated four anniversaries of their debut on August 21st, 2015. Now…
According to the Fashion Press, KAT-TUN’s Kamenashi Kazuya and Yamashita Tomohisa, also known as Yamapi will be reuniting this spring as “亀と山P”(Kame to YamaP/ Kame…
Robotics company Speecys Corp. announced in a press release that they are starting a new “idol robot mannequin” business model based on Cocona Kosaka 高坂ここな,…
Before making headlines when she was elected as councillor in the Shibuya Ward Assembly, Yuki Hashimoto 橋本ゆき (originally 橋本侑樹), was affiliated with Japanese idol agency…
Ameya Yokocho アメヤ横丁, or Ameyoko, as it is more commonly called, is a famous open-air street market in Tokyo’s Ueno district which is very popular…
In our report on Akiba Base Shooting Cafe & Bar earlier this month, we brought along survival game idol Kasumi Takara to help us out….
The wonderfully colorful and chaotic neighborhood of Akihabara is high on the list of must-see destinations for many Tokyo-bound tourists. Just as popular with shoppers…
You may have heard of famous idol groups from Japan such as AKB48 and Morning Musume, but aside from these standard cute J-pop girls, there’s…
In the last five years, the complex and challenging game of Go (also known as igo in Japanese) has made strides internationally, with the American…
At the most recent Tokyo Motor Show last month, visitors who stopped by the Suzuki booth were captivated not only by the new lineup of…