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The former Tokyo International Anime convention teamed up with Anime Contents Expo this year to put on what is arguably the world’s biggest anime exhibition, Anime Japan 2014. On Sunday, March 23rd, Tokyo Big Site in Odaiba hosted thousands of visitors, all eager to see …Read more »
Tis the season for mistletoe, resolutions, and lots and lots of end-of-year lists. Japanese advertising giant Dentsu has weighed in with its own list on the state of Japan 2013, listing the country’s top 20 products of the year and the top ten “signs of …Read more »
New People recently shared the first bit of info on the next J-Pop Summit Festival, which will mark the sixth consecutive year of showcasing "the best in modern Japanese film, food, fashion, music, and entertainment." The weekend-long celebration is set to take place in San …Read more »
San Francisco's 2013 J-POP Summit Festival continues to add more attractions, and the latest is a real treat for J-pop fans. Harajuku girl Kyary Pamyu Pamyu—who really blew up when her top-selling single "PON PON PON" made its debut—will be putting on a special live …Read more »
Some stories that don’t quite deserve their own post, but are kind of interesting regardless: it’s Your Japan Update for June 2013. Who says Tokyo has all the fun? This month Kitakinki Tango Railway Co. started offering special commemorative Space Battleship Yamato 2199 rail tickets. …Read more »
The folks at New People Cinema are getting ready to kick off another really cool event this summer as part of the 2013 J-Pop Summit Festival. Exclusive premieres will highlight the first annual Japan Film Festival of San Francisco, which is set to take place …Read more »
You Kikkawa (aka Yuu Kikkawa) is the latest solo artist to come out of Hello! Project, the J-pop organization responsible for Morning Musume, Berryz Kobo, C-ute and assorted spin-off groups and solo singers. She had auditioned for Morning Musume’s 8 th Generation back in 2007 …Read more »
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, the J-pop idol sometimes referred to as the “Japanese Lady Gaga” for her bizarre dress and music videos, has released a new music video in anticipation of her new song. The single, called “Fashion Monster,” is her first since March’s “Candy Candy.” …Read more »
One big advantage of living in Tokyo for the geek-inclined is the city’s plethora of used bookstores, offering on the cheap what U.S.-based fans pay dearly for in convention dealers’ rooms across the country. Everything’s in Japanese, natch, but if you can read a bit …Read more »
Berryz Kobo is one of the three main acts, along with Morning Musume and C-ute, headlining Hello! Project, Japan’s leading empire of all-girl J-pop singing groups. They made their first trip to America when they performed at Sakura-Con in Seattle in April 2011 and followed …Read more »
Hello, everyone! As otaku I know you also listen to lots of J-pop music! Today I am proud to announce that my friend Salia of the J-pop Group Unicorn Table will release her first solo album this summer! Salia has been a solo artist and …Read more »
Sanrio's iconic Hello Kitty brand has been the subject of many collaborative projects recently, from One Piece to J-pop supergroup AKB48. Next up: none other than Gainax and Hideaki Anno's legendary mecha anime brain-buster Neon Genesis Evangelion . The unusual collabo comes in time to …Read more »
Sunday, January 23rd, 12:35 p.m. The sidewalk just outside Akihabara’s Electric Town exit swells with people. Thousands of cameramen, both professional and amateur, snap shot after shot. Reporters interview a group of Gundam cosplayers. Three news helicopters circle overhead. The sidewalk, which feels as crowded …Read more »
Rabid fans await the arrival of the stars of GANTZ. Will that thin strip of cloth keep them at bay? Part One: In which your humble editor in chief hosts a Hollywood event Bright lights, screams, being scared you’ll mess up in front of …Read more »
Puffy AmiYumi are perhaps among the most recognizable Japanese artists to break through the American barrier, at least to those not deeply entrenched in everything J-pop. Sure, Utada's released a couple English albums, but has she ever had her own cartoon series like Hi Hi …Read more »
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