Rola (ローラ) is a Japanese entertainer of Japanese, Russian and Bangladeshi descent. As a model, she is known for her regular appearances in the Japanese fashion magazine Vivi and in numerous commercials.

A 13-year-old Japanese girl has become the youngest-ever professional title holder in the strategic board game "Go." (NHK)

Japanese musician and composer Masanori Takumi won a Grammy award on Sunday for his album featuring songs performed with traditional Asian instruments. (Japan Today)

Netflix Japan has come under fire after claiming to have used artificial intelligence to help create anime programmes. (unilad.com)

From the mind of horror manga maestro Junji Ito comes a spine-tingling selection of some of his most bizarre, disturbing and terrifying tales. (Netflix Anime)

The post Foo Fighters, The Strokes to Headline Japan’s Fuji Rock Festival 2023 appeared first on Consequence. (yahoo.com)

In Kyoto, geisha apprentices called maiko have taken part in a traditional bean-throwing ceremony for the first time in three years. (NHK)

Mina Myoi (名井 南) is a Japanese singer and dancer based in South Korea. She is one of the three Japanese members of the K-Pop girl group Twice, formed by JYP Entertainment in 2015.

Kiko Mizuhara (水原 希子) is an American-born model, actress, singer and designer who has lived in Japan since childhood. She started her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered an audition contest for Seventeen magazine in which readers selected their favorite new face for the magazine.

Joji is a Japanese singer and songwriter, born in Osaka. His father is Australian, and his mother is Japanese.

In this "romantic comedy but sometimes serious magical school story," life as Arata Kasuga knows it is wiped out by a bizarre incident known as "Collapse Phenomenon," which causes worldwide destruction and takes his cousin Hijiri Kasuga to the next world. (Anime Explained)

Shotaro became the second Japanese member of K-Pop band NCT, after Yuta, in 2020. Fans say his squinting smile resembles a sea otter. One of his special skills is tooth whistling.

A slower month of kabuki, but with some notable highlights, including Nizaemon XV's isse ichidai, Takanosuke's memorial performance for his late father, and an excellently cast Sannin Kichisa. (Kabuki In-Depth)

Takeshi Nanase is an ordinary high school boy who has a somewhat dark past. Due to certain circumstances, he formed a "fake" couple with his childhood friend Kurumi Isoshima, but otherwise, he lives a normal life. (Anime Explained)

Kento Yamazaki (山﨑賢人) made his acting debut in 2010 after he was scouted on his way home from a soccer match during third year of junior high school.

When you need your room soundproofed, only the weirdest of carpenters will do. (Netflix Anime)

Translated viral Japanese Tweets (Japanalysis)

Nagumo Koushi. His house burned down on his birthday. His father has never had a job and a single dollar behind him. (Anime Explained)

Amazon’s Prime Video is in production on “The Silent Service,” which will mark the streaming platform’s first original movie in Japan. (onlinewiki.in)

As a keen martial arts practitioner, I was eager to watch the 1984 movie, "The Karate Kid," when it was released. (Nikkei)

Yasuo Ohtagaki, the creator of Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, presents an original story of a battle between humans and mysterious creatures on an icy planet. (Netflix Anime)

In this video, we cover the old shishi dance Hanabusa Shūjaku Jishi (英執着獅子), first performed by the onnagata Nakamura Tomijūrō I (1719 – 1786). (Kabuki In-Depth)

From episode 2 of Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. (Netflix Anime)

A compilation of all my videos discussing Japanese mysteries thus far :) (Sakura Stardust)

"Experience Japan's Unfallen Empire: AI-generated visualization brings to life an alternate history where Japan's technological advancements continued to flourish, preserving its cultural heritage." ( Ad AstrART)