When it comes to choosing the top casinos, you shouldn't depend on just any source of data. (newsonjapan.com)

When he passed away in 2019, Johnny Kitagawa was the foremost figure in the world of J-Pop. (KOOKIELIT)

The malevolent entity that inhabits the doll known as Okiku has become famous over the last century as being one of the most compelling cases for a conduit between our world and something else. (Mystery Archives)

In "Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry" the story follows the members of the Fairy Tail guild as they embark on a dangerous mission to recover a powerful magical artifact called the Dragon Cry. (Anime Explained)

With Japanese consumers hungry for post-pandemic entertainment, the country's leading producer of drone light shows has raised 100 million yen ($750,000) to expand and keep up with skyrocketing demand. (Nikkei)

"The Super Mario Bros. Movie," Nintendo's animated adaptation of its signature game, has become this year's most successful film, giving a shot in the arm to the video game giant's efforts to bring its characters and intellectual property to other media. (Nikkei)

While the top shows of the winter season are debatable, this new ranking proves that Tokyo Revengers is still king in Japan as its second-season opening song took the top spot. (epicstream.com)

Welcome to Shirime: The Curse of Butt-Eye, a Yōkai (Yokai) horror game is a horror game based on the Japanese folklore of Shirime, a very strange Yōkai (Yokai) who has an eye on its behind. (IGP)

Erena So Hoi-lam is the first woman from Hong Kong to enter the Japanese adult video (AV) industry, making her debut in 2022 after finding little success in mainstream entertainment in Hong Kong. (South China Morning Post)

Most countries, including Japan, have outlawed an anime film called Shoujo Tsubaki. (cbr.com)

One of the latest editions to Tokyo's skyline is set to open in the capital's Kabukicho district next Friday. (NHK)

A stage adaptation of the Japanese animated film "My Neighbour Totoro" has won six prizes at the Olivier Awards, Britain's most prestigious theater honor. (NHK)

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a trailblazing composer and producer who was one of the first musicians to incorporate electronic production into popular songcraft, has died at the age of 71. (npr.org)

Futaro Uesugi is a high school student who leads a difficult life. His mother has died, he has no friends, and to make matters worse, his father has accumulated a large amount of debt. (Anime Explained)

The Tokyo District Court has dismissed a lawsuit from a K-pop group management company that was seeking 15 million in damages from former members of SKY GIRLS who quit the group. (NOJ / TV Asahi)

The acclaimed Japanese violinist Fumiaki Miura, First Prize Winner and recipient of the Critics’ Prize and Audience’s Award at the 2009 Joseph Joachim Hannover International Violin Competition, made a stop in Dubai on the 12th of February, headlining the opening concert of the 2023 InClassica International Music Festival alongside the Kazakh State Symphony Orchestra and Italian conductor Massimiliano Caldi. (newsonjapan.com)

New Romance on the Cards? Harry Styles has been spotted passionately kissing Emily Ratajkowski. (NNN)

Gamera, the giant monster which has been beloved by Kaiju fans across the globe since the 1960s, faces off against five enemy creatures across six episodes in this new animated series. (Netflix Anime)

A private all-girls school forcibly recruits an ordinary male student to help its female graduates adjust to the outside world. (Anime Explained)

Next month, the kabuki world will celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Meiji-za theatre, one of the most important venues during the Meiji period of transition and reform. (Kabuki In-Depth)

"Like a Dragon: Ishin!" is a thrilling historical fiction game set during the last years of the Tokugawa Shogunate, as you play as the famous real life figure Sakamoto Ryoma and come to take part in some of the periods most significant events. (The Shogunate)

Actress Nanao publishes her second photo book for the first time in 10 years! (NOJ)

Japan’s marquee international festivals are heralding a return to form with lineups featuring some of the world’s biggest stars. (iq-mag.net)

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Chikamatsu Monzaemon (1653 – 1725) is widely considered the most important playwright in Japanese history, and in particular, in the 12 plays originally written by him that continue to be performed on the kabuki stage. (Kabuki In-Depth)