Limit Manga To Get Live-Action Drama Adaptation

A live-action version of Keiko Suenobu’s manga “Limit” is scheduled to air this July. Earlier today, details on the cast…

Nakama Yukie Will Help “Clean Up Your Life” In Upcoming Drama

Yukie Nakama, an actress known for her role in the highly successful Japanese drama “Gokusen“, has signed on to star…

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7 Ex-SDN48 Members Form New Group: 7cm

7 members from the now defunct idol group “SDN48” have struck out on their own and formed a new group. Konan, Megumi Imayoshi, Mana Ito, Juri Kaida, Haruka Umeda, Miyuu Hosada and Mami Kato are now members of a new group, called “7cm“. The concept…

Perfume “Magic Of Love” Music Video Released

The music video for Perfume‘s latest single, “Magic of Love” has finally been revealed. The…

Music Video For Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s ‘Invader Invader’ Revealed

The ever eccentric Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has released the music video for her latest single,…

NMB48 To Release New Single June 19th

Earlier today, the idol group NMB48 announced that they will be releasing another single on…

Limit Manga To Get Live-Action Drama Adaptation

A live-action version of Keiko Suenobu’s manga “Limit” is scheduled to air this July. Earlier today, details on the cast as well as a few teaser images were released in anticipation of the plot-driven drama. The drama follows Konno, a high-school student played by Sakuraba…

Nakama Yukie Will Help “Clean Up Your Life” In Upcoming Drama

Yukie Nakama, an actress known for her role in the highly successful Japanese drama “Gokusen“,…

Top 10 Japanese Drama Specials

Goo.ne.jp asked NTT DoCoMo subscribers, “Which Dramas were you happy received a special?“. Over 16,000…

Yuko Oshima To Appear In New SPEC Movies

A few details of the upcoming SPEC ~Close~ movie project were released on Oricon earlier…

NMB48’s Film “NMB48 Geinin! Owarai Seishun Girls!” To Be Released In August

It was announced back in February that NMB48′s comedy show “Geinin!” would be getting a full length movie adaptation. The project, titled “NMB48 Geinin! Owarai Seishun Girls!“, is NMB48′s first film project. Today, a few details about the upcoming movie were revealed, including the release…

Judge Manga To Get Live-Action Movie Adaptation This Fall

It was announced in today’s issue of Shonen Gangan magazine that Tonagai Yoshiki’s manga “Judge”…

Ayame Gouriki To Star In Live-Action Adaptation of L♥DK

Ayame Goriki has revealed that she has signed on to play Aoi Nishimori in the…

Japanese Film “Versus” To Get a Sequel

It was reported earlier on the Japanese website CinemaToday.jp that the cult zombie film “Versus”…

Mount Fuji On Track To Be World Heritage Site

Japan’s Mount Fuji is expected to officially become a World Heritage site when the committee has its annual meeting in Cambodia later this June. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO for short, put forth its recommendation yesterday evening. UNESCO, founded in…

Maeda Atsuko & Arata Iura Win Japanese Film Professional Best Actor Awards

Maeda Atsuko and Arata Iura both snagged best actor awards at the 22nd Japanese Film…

Handshake Events? New Idol Group Whispers In Your Ear

It’s not uncommon for Japanese idol CDs to come with handshake event tickets. These tickets…

Japan Creates Pop Culture Subcommittee to Promote “Cool Japan”

At Japan’s “Cool Japan” promotion conference held on April 9th, a subcommittee was formed to…

Japan Plans To Utilize 4DX During Iron Man 3 Premiere

While 3D is still occasionally used in US theaters, Japan plans to go one step further – to the fourth dimension. One Japanese theater chain plans to stimulate more than just your vision and ears. Their 4D technology will shake you in your seat, use…

Google to Photograph Street Views of Fukushima

In March of 2011, Japan suffered through one of the biggest natural disasters to hit…

Tokyo Store Uses Kinect To Make Mannequins Mimic Customers

Japan sure likes its robotics. Clothing store United Arrows, which can be found in Tokyo’s…

Japan’s NHK To Broadcast Olympics In Ultra-HD

Are you someone who cannot get enough video fidelity? Does regular HD 1080p seem so…