May 03 (UMF TV) - Ultra Japan 2024 was a premier electronic dance music (EDM) festival scheduled for September 14–15, 2024, at Tokyo's Odaiba Ultra Park.
The festival's lineup featured headliners such as Afrojack, Alesso, Armin van Buuren, and Steve Aoki. The RESISTANCE stage will showcase artists like Richie Hawtin, Anfisa Letyago, and Eli Brown, offering a mix of underground techno and house music. Additional performances included acts like Brennan Heart, Subtronics, and Miss Monique.
Reporters Without Borders has released its 2025 World Press Freedom Index, ranking Japan 66th out of 180 countries and regions surveyed, just behind Timor-Leste (65th) and Fiji (64th).
The Trump administration has imposed a 25% additional tariff on imported auto parts, including engines and transmissions, with the measure taking effect at 1:01 p.m. Japan time on May 3rd.
Plans are underway to install designated smoking areas inside the Expo site for the first time.
Okinawa Prefecture has issued a warning to watch out for habu snakes, which become more active as temperatures rise in May, particularly during farming and outdoor activities in mountainous areas.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after driving into seven elementary school children near an Osaka school as they were walking home.
A woman in Nagoya has dedicated her life to the traditional street performance profession of chindonya, reviving the colorful art form through an all-female troupe that entertains and inspires audiences with music.
Ultra Japan 2024 was a premier electronic dance music (EDM) festival scheduled for September 14–15, 2024, at Tokyo's Odaiba Ultra Park. (UMF TV)
After rebel forces attack Earth, a carefree heir becomes the prime suspect and joins a special military unit to find the true mastermind on the Moon.
A man who repeatedly made fake bomb threats around a nightlife district in Japan met a violent end after provoking a local underworld figure.
Set in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War, Golden Kamuy follows Saichi Sugimoto, a battle-hardened veteran known as "Immortal Sugimoto," who seeks a hidden fortune in stolen Ainu gold to fulfill a promise made to a fallen comrade.
Travis Japan is a Japanese boy band formed in 2012 under the management of Starto Entertainment, formerly known as Johnny & Associates. The group's name pays homage to American choreographer Travis Payne, who played a pivotal role in their formation during the production of the stage show Playzone'12 Song & Danc'n. Partii. (Travis Japan)
On-air in Japan: 4th May. 2025
Today we'll be looking back at the kabuki world in the year 1925. (Kabuki In-Depth)
