Fukada's new film stars former idol Kyoko Saito and is based on real cases of Japanese idols being sued by their own ...

Before Lost in Translation there was Tokyo Pop, which – after decades in rights limbo – is now restored and ripe for reappraisal. We speak to director Fran Rubel Kuzui (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) about ...

Director Koji Fukada’s new film, 'Love on Trial,' explores Japan’s idol industry and the contracts that ban young women from ...

Exploitative contracts that force young female Japanese pop stars to forego relationships and sex are at the heart of ...

Held annually during Japan’s Golden Week since 2023, OSAKA COMIC CON is the Osaka counterpart to TOKYO COMIC CON, which began in 2016. This major celebration of American comics, movies, and pop ...

The NaRa Japan Hub in Kondapur came alive with vibrant energy and cross-cultural camaraderie as it hosted ‘Natsukuru’, a unique Indo-Japanese event organised in ...

A hybrid of pop star, teen model, and influencer, idols have been a mainstay of Japanese pop culture for decades, ubiquitous on the country’s screens, billboards, and shopping mall sound systems.