Arts & Entertainment
Japan police arrest reggae singer Chehon on suspicion of marijuana possession
NAGOYA -- Reggae singer Chehon, whose real name is Koji Yoneda, was arrested on Sept. 24 for allegedly possessing marijuana at a housing complex in To Full article
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Bloodcurdling beauty: Bench with traditional monster installed in west Japan town
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Retro Japan: Sapporo church windows 'washi' paper crosses a striking image at night
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Retro Japan in Photos: St. Michael's Church Sapporo in Hokkaido
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Meet your match? Spot the difference #73: Full moon night
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US livestreamer 'Johnny Somali' arrested for alleged trespassing at Osaka construction site
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Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 41): Trips to Soviet Union change course of literary undertaking
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Meet Lachlan Murdoch, soon to be the new power behind Fox News and the Murdoch empire
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Mainichi Shimbun veteran cartoonist Yukiyoshi Tokoro dies at 76
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Singers Yo Hitoto, Ai deliver message of harmony at Tokyo peace festival
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Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
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Anime & Manga
- Japan TV network will acquire Totoro creator Studio Ghibli as animation studio prepares for future
- Tea dregs mixed into resin to create figures from Japan's 'Mobile Suit Gundam' anime
- Author of popular manga 'Captain Tsubasa' inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame
- Director Hayao Miyazaki's career recognized by San Sebastian Film Festival
- Japan's synthesized singing sensation Hatsune Miku turns 16
- Renowned Ghibli anime art director Nizo Yamamoto dies at 70
Showbiz
- Meet Lachlan Murdoch, soon to be the new power behind Fox News and the Murdoch empire
- Victim says new Johnny's head apologized for founder's sexual abuse
- Rupert Murdoch, creator of Fox News, stepping down as head of News Corp. and Fox Corp.
- Latest gaming PCs proving popular at Tokyo Game Show
- Japan cosmetics giant Kose apologizes for proposing Johnny's stars change agencies
- In wake of sex abuse scandal, 63% say Johnny's can't regain trust: Mainichi poll
Culture
- Donald Keene's Japan (Pt. 41): Trips to Soviet Union change course of literary undertaking
- Retro Japan in Photos: St. Michael's Church Sapporo in Hokkaido
- Retro Japan: Sapporo church windows 'washi' paper crosses a striking image at night
- Taro Okamoto's A-bomb mural in Tokyo to be restored
- Complete set of famed Mt. Fuji prints to be auctioned in NYC in March
- Retro Japan in Photos: 'Chochikukyo,' architect's own residence in Kyoto Pref.
Amusement
- Tokyo Disneyland-sized theme park to be built on ex-US military site in Yokohama
- Pro-wrestlers battle it out on merry-go-round, go-carts at Japan amusement park
- Tokyo's Sumida River fireworks festival resumes with a bang after COVID hiatus
- New 'Princess Mononoke' area to open in Nov. at central Japan's Ghibli Park
- Tokyo Disney Resort sells T-shirts, tote bags made from used staff costumes
- Giant 'mega crane' games with huge prizes popular at Japan arcades
Film
- Hayao Miyazaki invites moviegoers to dream with him one last time
- Japan's Ryusuke Hamaguchi wins runner-up Grand Jury Prize at Venice
- Mainichi releases video conveying devastation of 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
- Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing
- 'Opus,' the farewell of Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, will premiere at Venice Film Festival
- The Ukraine war, propaganda-style, is coming to Russian movie screens. Will people watch?
Music
- Japan police arrest reggae singer Chehon on suspicion of marijuana possession
- Singers Yo Hitoto, Ai deliver message of harmony at Tokyo peace festival
- Tokyo's Asakusa Samba Carnival returns after 4-yr COVID hiatus
- Japan rock star Yoshiki's handprints immortalized in Hollywood
- Japan vinyl shop with 40K records in shuttered school draws customers young and old
- The Rolling Stones announce release date for their new album and unveil lead single, 'Angry'
Books
- Amazon US to require some authors to disclose the use of AI material
- Japanese novelist Seiichi Morimura, known for trilogy about wartime army unit's atrocities, dies
- Annual Hemingway Look-Alike Contest begins in Florida Keys
- Japanese dictionary of 'otaku' terms by J-pop, K-pop fans to hit bookstores
- Cormac McCarthy, lauded author of 'The Road' and 'No Country for Old Men,' dies at 89
- Author Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people
Meet your match? Spot the difference
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #73: Full moon night
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #72: Rugby
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #71: Golf range
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #70: Sweet spots
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #69: Summer train
- Meet your match? Spot the difference #68: Marine creatures
More Entertainment News
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- Johnny's decades-long abuse coverup relied on cozy ties with media
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- World championships in Yokohama prove Pokemon a global connection tool
- Japanese clothing brand holds fashion show on rooftop overlooking Imperial Palace
- AI modification of Japanese woman's art highlights battle amid evolving tech
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