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Fuji TV announcer Ariga Satsuki (52) passed away suddenly. It was revealed by her father that he received a call from the hospital around 8:00 in the morning on January 30 that his daughter had died. Two weeks previous, she was hospitalized and received various Read More …
On February 9th, Yuzu will be releasing their new single “Uta Yell” and on April 4th, Yuzu will be releasing their new album “Big Yell”. Also, on April 29th, the duo will hold a nationwide arena tour “YUZU ARENA TOUR 2018 BIG YELL” and will Read More …
Kitahara Rie (26) had multiple hats to wear as a member of AKB48, SKE48 and NGT48 and also once starring in the hit reality TV show “Terrace House: Boys x Girls Next Door”. But since graduating from the idol group, producer Akimoto Yasushi asked her, Read More …
Former AKB48 member Itano Tomomi, has released the music video for her upcoming single “Just As I Am” (which will be released on February 28th). The song was written by Itano and the music video was shot in Los Angeles and the lyrics are about Read More …
This TOKYO FM program (in ENGLISH and Japanese) is hosted by “Mirin Furukawa” and “Ayane Fujisaki”, the members of the hottest Japanese pop idol group “DEMPA-GUMI, Inc”, and the supporter Matthew Masaru Baron. Matthew helps Mirin and Ayane learn English. PLEASE NOTE: Each show featured Read More …
What is Yelp@City: Yelp@City is a Japanese (and sometimes English) podcast which delivers information of nice eating places, shops and more. Featuring locations in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka, Yokohama, and as guest city they also deliver different foreign city information each time. The information on Read More …
Featuring a collaboration between TOKYO FM x Yelp comes the “Real Tokyo” podcast. This is part 2 of Real Tokyo’s Wagyu series, covering non traditional ways which wagyu has been used from burgers to cutlet sandwiches to meat sushi. The podcast is in English. Click Read More …
What happens when Sawako and Shota are unable to go visit a shrine due to a snow storm and must spend the night together? Check out J!-ENT’s review of “Kimi ni Todoke (From Me to You)” vol. 28