“’Mad Qualia’ the latest [single from HYDE], will be a knockout on tour: black fuzz guitars and stuttering drums, HYDE racing out of that fury with rousing sing-along effect in a mixed rush of English and Japanese that suggests Metallica,…

Catch OTAQUEST LIVE Concert Performances by J-Pop Superstars m-flo, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, CAPSULE, CrazyBoy, Hiroomi Tosoka and OTAQUEST KICKOFF DJ Sets by Taku Takahashi, TeddyLoid and Yasutaka Nakata! OTAQUEST LIVE, a unique live summer…

10th anniversary on May 22. In addition, Yoshikitty’s official TikTok account was also launched this week. Due to the character’s popularity, fans crashed the Fujiya company’s website after a limited-edition Yoshikitty…

February 23, 2019. MIYAVI played at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate the release of his newest album “SAMURAI SESSIONS vol.3 – Worlds Collide.” 日本語版はこちらから！ 9 P.M. MIYAVI appeared on stage with the intro to his album “Worlds…

２月２３日。El Rey Theatreにて、MIYAVIのレコードリリースショーが行われた。 Read the English version here! 今回の公演は昨年１２月５日に発売されたアルバム「SAMURAI SESSIONS vol.3 – Worlds Collide」のお披露目会となった。 午後９時。アルバムのイントロでもある「Worlds…

HYDE – the lead vocalist for two of Japan’s biggest rock bands, L’Arc~en~Ciel and VAMPS – has announced that he will be performing three additional headlining U.S. shows in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston. As…

SNOW MIKU 2019 is a festival that”Yuki (Snow) Miku (Hatsune Miku)” supports for Winter Hokkaido. The “SNOW MIKU” festival has been held by “Sapporo Snow Festival” since 2010 as the Crypton · Future · Media Co.,…

Los Angeles’ most popular anime-themed food operation on wheels, Okamoto Kitchen announces the launch of a Kickstarter to expand their unique mashup of Japanese comfort food, pop culture, and anime in 2019 with the production of an entirely…

Singer-songwriter Oh Shu has announced the release of 7 inch analog of his new double A-side single, “don’t hurt pride / Muzhhik”. Born in Shanghai and raised in Tokyo, Oh Shu has made his music works known as the…

Japanese actor Shun Oguri has been confirmed to make his first hollywood appearance joining the upcoming monster film Godzilla vs. Kong. Although the role he is to play is not yet announced, it is said that Oguri will be playing an…

Tomoya Kanki, the drummer of Japanese rock band, One Ok Rock, better known as “Tomoya”, has been accused of having a repeated sexual relationship 7 years ago with a female high school student who was only 16 years old back then.…

“Yuimetal had expressed her desire to return performing with the group in the following months after last December’s performance due health concerns,” says the statement made by the band. “During her absence, both Su-Metal…

Kao Nivea released a limited design “Nivea cream” illustrated by cartoonist Momoko Sakura who died on August 15th at her age 53 on September 8th. Momoko Sakura is one of the most-famous Japanese manga creators who was best known…

This year, Kawaii Kakkoii Sugoi was given the exciting opportunity to cover the second annual Crunchyroll Expo at the San Jose McEnry Convention Center! With 45,000 guests attending over the three-day weekend, Crunchyroll Expo saw an…

Japanese superstar HOTEI returns to Europe in October 2018 with live dates scheduled in Belgium, France, Switzerland, Italy, and the UK. Hotei will be playing his first ever headline show in Italy in Milan, and makes return visits to the…