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…

As one of the most epic math rock bands over the recent years, toe certainly do not need to change style with each release in order to prove themselves. They only do what they like to do and do it best. It’s hard to put out a record…

We asked SCANDAL questions about their newest album “HONEY” and about their upcoming tour! Check out our EXCLUSIVE interview below: 1) Which song do you enjoy performing most from your latest album, “HONEY”?…

YOSHIKI will create a special musical performance to celebrate the Grand Opening of JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles at Hollywood & Highland on Friday, August 24th, opening all its doors to the public starting August 25, 2018. JAPAN HOUSE has…

Japanese rock band, SCANDAL, has announced their 6 city U.S. and Mexico tour dates in cities including San Francisco, New York City, and Mexico City. On this tour, they will be promoting their latest album “HONEY” released this…

PAPP star, PIKOTARO, is releasing his latest sushi themed song, prior to the Tokyo Olympics in 2020! The title is “Can you see? I’m SUSHI”!! “Japan is THE Sushi country but there were not so many songs about sushi, so now I hope people all…

The inevitable has come: Anime Expo 2018 has ended. Although it was the last day, attendees still enjoyed every minute and did a fantastic job with their costumes. As for me, I was going to make the best of it and attend as many panels as I…

Day three of Anime Expo is a bittersweet experience–on one hand theres lots of fun, amazing things to explore but on the other hand, the inevitable end of the four-day convention was less than 24 hours away. Despite that, attendees still…

Just like yesterday, AX 2018 was nothing short of amazing! To start off the day, I went to the first panel of the day: Inside the VA Studios, hosted by Bang Zoom! Entertainment, with special guest Melissa Fahn, whom you may know better for…

The first day of AX 2018 was anything but boring–it was overwhelmingly satisfying. Like the previous years, the beating of the taiko drums initiated AX’s introduction as the crowd of fans walked up the stairs, entering the Exhibit…

The Japanese entertainment giant LDH USA produces its first North American Event: OTAQUEST LIVE, featuring eight stars from Japan’s pop and electronic scene at the MICROSOFT THEATER, three of which will be performing in the US for the first…