There will be a total of 54 groups doing their thing at the second edition of Tokyo Idol Festival, a two-day otaku-pop onslaught held at a specially constructed site in Odaiba. It's a significant step ...

Kyoko Miyake’s pop culture profile spotlighting Japanese singers premiered in Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition. By Justin Lowe The Japanese pop music trend featuring young, ...

Over the weekend, a small group of protestors appeared in Tokyo’s Koganei. As My Game News Flash reports, they held posters and passed out fliers, expressing their distaste for the anime Dropout Idol ...

NHK education broadcasted from April 2009 "Cooking idol eye! My! Mai!"Although it is an educational program for children, it is supported from a wide range of age groups, and on 2ch's live board and ...