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On February 16th, DREAMS COME TRUE had to cancel their Hiroshima performances for the 17th and 18th as vocalist Yoshida Miwa had the flu. But DCT leader Nakamura Masato felt bad about the cancellations (those who purchased tickets would still receive a refund), so he Read More …
One of the popular commercials that has a hilarious storyline is NTT DoCoMo’s office workers which features Takahata Mitsuki, Tsutsumi Shinichi, Ayano Takeshi and Kato Hifumi. As NTT DoCoMo is pushing for student discounts for their phones, their new commercial features the cast along with Read More …
Microsoft is collaborating with rock band MAN WITH A MISSION to promote the Microsoft Surface to college students. The ad campaign titled “MISSION with Surface” is to support students preparing for their university entrance exams. The ad campaign features a total of three outdoor Read More …
Featuring a collaboration between TOKYO FM x Yelp comes the “Real Tokyo” podcast. This is part 3 of Real Tokyo’s Wagyu series, Alex about the ways to enjoy wagyu yakiniku as well as two recommendations: One premium and one affordable options The podcast is in 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 …
Since SMAP ended, many people wondered how the careers of Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, Inagaki Goro and Katori Shingo would continue? Suffice to say, the three are still doing many commercials, are involved with variety shows, drama and film. Still appearing in publications and just as busy Read More …
GEM’s Nishida Hirari is known for her twin tails and on February 18th, on “Twin Tail Day”, Nishida posted a photo on Instagram for fans who have requested for her to post a photo of her with twin tails and sure enough, Nishida did and Read More …
HKT48 member Miyawaki Sakura went to the Myokosuginohara ski resort in Niigata on February 17th to snowboard for the first time and her Instagram and Twitter photos/videos have no doubt melted the heart of her fans who took to the comment area and commented that Read More …
With the “Rampage” set to debut in theaters in the United States on April 20th, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is promoting the film (titled “Rampage ~Kyojudairantou~”) in Japan by speaking a little Japanese. “Rampage” is loosely based on the popular Midway Games video games Read More …
“Love Live! Sunshine!!” voice actress Takatsuki Kanako took part in Dengeki Playstation Live’s video for a beta test of “BORDER BREAK”. Takatsuki is known for her voice acting role of Kunikida Hanamaru for “Love Live! Sunshine!!” and being an avid video game fan, playing PS4 Read More …
Guitarist Ulful Keisuke will be ceasing activity with the Ulfuls to focus on solo activities. After repeated discussions, the band and management respected Keisuke’s decision to leave the band. Ulfuls celebrated their 25th anniversary last year and will continue to produce music as a three-member Read More …
It was announced that Nishino Kana’s new song “I Love You” (to be released on April 18th) will be the theme song for the live film adaption “Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun” (better known in the west as “My Little Monster”) based on Robico’s manga. Also announced Read More …
Hitachi Seaside Park is known as the location for the Rock in Japan music festival and also where thousands of people come to visit in the spring and fall for its thousands of varieties of flowers planted. It’s one of the largest parks in Japan Read More …