A large-scale arena specifically for music events is set to open next week in Yokohama's bay district, near Tokyo. (NHK)

Controversial Kick streamer Johnny Somali has been arrested in Japan following months of harassing locals and other streamers. (dexerto.com)

Nippon Television Holdings will acquire Studio Ghibli -- the globally acclaimed anime house known for smash hits like "Spirited Away" and director Hayao Miyazaki -- through subsidiary Nippon TV, the company announced on Thursday. (Nikkei)

Capcom's "Onimusha," the landmark survival action video game series set in Japan’s feudal Sengoku period, is being adapted into an anime series. (Netflix Anime)

Refreshing an iconic Kaiju design from the Heisei series is no easy feat. Find out how Gyaos was designed for "GAMERA -Rebirth-" in this exclusive behind-the-scenes video! (Netflix Anime)

Japanese actor Takashi Sorimachi, who played reformed biker gangster-turned-teacher Eikichi Onizuka in the live-action television adaptation GTO (1998), is reprising his role in an upcoming TV special. (straitstimes.com)

Thanks to our ancestors, many Japanese women are now able to work in countries all over the world as prostitutes. (Japanese Comedian Meshida)

Justin and Hailey Bieber are going "All Around the World" - and they're taking fans with them. (yahoo.com)

In this video we take a look at the masterpiece of dance Kyōganoko Musume Dōjō-ji ("The Maiden at Dōjō-ji Temple"), focusing on its opening section, the michiyuki or "travel dance". (Kabuki In-Depth)

Eno Ichikawa, who revived the spectacular in Japanese kabuki theater to woo younger and global audiences, has died. He was 83. (Japan Today)

Many unpleasant and peculiar images can be found online, though the ones that appear on image boards or creepypastas in Japan are especially unsettling. (Sakura Stardust)

Ginza is a district close to the center of Tokyo. It is a small neighborhood near the trendy Tsukiji fish market. Besides the glitz, the area is world-renowned for its incredible shopping and entertainment. (manilatimes.net)

Japanese musician Yoshiki participates in a hand and footprint ceremony immortalizing him in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre (formerly Grauman's) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Thursday, September 14, 2023. (UPI)

In fascinating new documentary Mr Jimmy, the intricate and obsessive performances of Akio Sakurai showcase an unusual and ultimately moving talent (The Guardian)

今年は仮想資産に対する規制の枠組みの進化と相まって、世界のマクロ経済情勢に一連の変化が見られた。 (newsonjapan.com)

Japan's WORST Streamers Get KNOCKED OUT after harassing innocent people just trying to live their lives. (Nax)

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has cited a 'history of failure' as to why Netflix's live-action adaptation was able to succeed where others failed. (hitc.com)

Ushi-oni, the bovine demon, is a mythical creature of Japanese folklore found in several locations across the country's West. (See U in History / Mythology)

In this video and the next one, we will have a look at the body of work of Living National Treasure Nakamura Kichiemon II during the last years of his life, which includes classic roles of the Harimaya acting tradition such as Mitsuhide in Ehon Taikōki, Kajiwara Kagetoki in Ishikiri Kajiwara and Jūbē in Numazu, in addition to a few new plays, revivals and even a dance! (Kabuki In-Depth)

Asahi Group Holdings, a major player in the beverage and food industry, has decided not to use talent affiliated with Johnny's Entertainment due to sexual abuse allegations of former president Johnny Kitagawa.

Fuuin Eizo is a collection of such abominable images that have never been shown to the public. (YABAI JAPAN HORROR)

The Sendai District Court has sentenced the 53-year old Japanese YouTuber Shinobu Yoshida to two years in prison with a five-year suspended sentence and a one million yen fine for sharing Steins;Gate gameplay videos and a Spy x Family anime video. (animecorner.me)

Performer Noriyuki Higashiyama is likely to take over from Julie K. Fujishima as president of scandal-plagued Johnny & Associates, Inc., ending a six-decade-long rule over the talent agency by the Kitagawa family, according to a report by Bunshun Online.

It is time to have a look at this September's kabuki performances, which will include 2 major show in Tokyo (Kabuki-za and National Theatre), 1 in Fukuoka (Hakata-za) and 1 in Kyoto (Minami-za). (Kabuki In-Depth)

A video recording of a person making an international call using Skype on the internet. During the video conversation between NY and Tokyo, the screen becomes distorted and something happens to the man's face on the NY side... (YABAI JAPAN HORROR)