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Japanese gamer shares PlayStation VR experience at virtual anime idol concert
- Oona McGee
Oct 17, 2016 - Tweet
Take a look at what it’s like to be a jumping, chanting, glowstick-waving fan at a virtual reality idol concert in Japan!
- Japan
- (Cinderella Girls • concerts • gamers • games • gaming • girls • Idols • playstation • PlayStation VR • PSVR • The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls • VR)
Iwashita New Ginger’s souvenir penlight gets pulled from shelves after obscenity complaints
- Master Blaster
Oct 13, 2016
It keeps getting harder and harder to market a pickled ginger snack these days.
South Korean idol group stands out with “no cosmetic surgery” rule for its members 【Video】
- ロケットニュース24
Oct 7, 2016
Cosmetic surgery is the norm in the K-pop world, but not for these four vocalists.
Japanese idol group member misses performance after misreading train station kanji
- Oona McGee
Oct 5, 2016
In Japan, one kanji character can make a lot of difference.
McDonald’s Japan set to reinstate Bacon Potato Pies on its menu, delight former idol singer【Vid】
- Casey Baseel
Sep 30, 2016
Pies! They’re not just for dessert anymore!
Woman arrested for scalping tickets to Japanese boy band Arashi’s concerts
- Casey Baseel
Sep 17, 2016
Sparks online questions about why she was singled out.
Are anime and idol songs the musical choice of poor people? Income survey has some otaku worried
- Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2016
Anime has plenty of rousing anthems, but some are calling this data downright depressing.
Idol singer dating bans are unnecessary, say majority of Japanese college men in survey
- Casey Baseel
Aug 27, 2016
”Idols are people too,” says one man in favor of freeing idols’ love lives.
Japanese ramen restaurant offering customers virtual dates with idol singers【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Aug 21, 2016
Does real ramen taste better when it comes with a side of simulated companionship?
Japanese teen idol group disbands following “indecent behavior” by producer as members slept
- Casey Baseel
Aug 16, 2016
“We won’t stand for this,” assert vocalists.
Epic ad for instant ramen noodles shows all the great Japanese trends from the past year
- Oona McGee
Jul 29, 2016
Test your knowledge of Japanese trends by spotting the “buzz points” in this action-packed commercial.
- Japan
- (ads • food • high school girl • Idols • instant noodles • Instant Ramen • Nissin • Noodles • ramen • samurai • Sumo)
Could the Pokémon GO model be the future of idol singer management video games?
- Casey Baseel
Jul 19, 2016
With a few tweaks, the smash-hit Pokémon mobile game could be the perfect framework for idol-rearing franchises.
- Japan
- (Idols • mobile games • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • The Idolmaster • video games)
Upcoming Japanese video game has its idol singers dying, literally, to be the number one vocalist
- Casey Baseel
Jul 5, 2016
With the genre listed as “center scramble death game adventure,” you should expect a pretty high body-count, no matter how cute the characters are.
- Japan
- (anime • Idols • Playstation Vita • video games)
Taekwondo team shows off their moves in more ways than one【Video】
- Jamie Koide
Jun 8, 2016
Is this a martial arts demonstration or dance off? You decide!
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- Entertainment, Korea
- (cool • dancing • Idols • K Tigers • K-pop • martial arts • taekwondo • video)
Japanese idol singer stabbed over 20 times by fan regains consciousness
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
20-year-old Mayu Tomita now in stable condition following brutal attack.
- Entertainment, Japan, News
- (crime • Idols • J-Pop • Mayu Tomita • music • stabbing)
Idolmaster Korean drama finalists appear in two music videos ahead of final round of cuts 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 7, 2016
Looks like fans and judges are going to have a tough time deciding who to keep and who to let go.
- Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan, Korea
- (dramas • Idols • K-dramas • K-pop • Live action • music • The Idolmaster • video • video games)
Idols ahoy! AKB48 to hold concerts at Universal Studios Japan every day starting in July
- Casey Baseel
Jun 3, 2016
Osaka theme park doubles down (48-times down?) on its Japanese appeal with daily performances by members of four Japanese idol supergroups.
- Entertainment, Japan
- (AKB48 • concerts • Idols • J-Pop • music • theme parks • Universal Studios Japan)
Want some canned Japanese idol air? Smartphone virtual crane game offering exactly that as prize
- Casey Baseel
May 30, 2016
Here’s your chance to breathe the rarefied air of AKB48, Japan’s highest-flying idol mega group.
- Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (AKB48 • crane games • crazy • Idols • J-Pop • mobile games • Smartphones • UFO catcher • weird)
Is this arcade game corner the kindest or cruelest for idol otaku who love game for little girls?
- Casey Baseel
May 27, 2016
Sometimes, the line between hospitality and hostility is a blurry one.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
- (Aikatsu • anime • funny • Idols • otaku • video games)
Japan’s 54-year-old lingerie model is turning heads of multiple generations in new ads 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 26, 2016
They don’t call her the “Eternal Idol” for nothing.
- Japan
- (beautiful women • fashion • Idols • lingerie • Seiko Matsuda • Triumph • video • youthful)
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Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
“Sweet sake” with yuzu is coming to Japan’s wonderful world of hot canned drinks this winter
KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
Is hamburger patty ramen a case of too many good things in one bowl? Let’s find out! [Taste test]
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Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Starbucks Japan unveils new winter drinkware collection with limited-edition Stanley cups
America’s first-ever permanent One Piece store is now open [Photos]
Pachinko parlor operator arrested for not obscuring the act of gambling well enough
Tokyo neighborhood adds new “smart trash cans” to deal with increasing amounts of tourist litter
Two Tokyo neighborhoods to gather on bridge and shift their recognized border through tug-of-war
New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
Japan’s new matcha vending machines serve freshly prepared matcha in five different strengths- Starbucks Japan reveals new Joyful Capsule gacha toy release date
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]
Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
New Studio Ghibli anime gets extended run at the only cinema in Japan where it’s being shown
Osaka’s famous Glico Running Man will be removed and replaced with a new-look sign- Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Japan announces sudden 400-percent increase in visa fees for foreigners entering the country
Japan’s human washing machines will go on sale to general public, demos to be held in Tokyo
Studio Ghibli has a new anime out, and there’s only one place in the world where you can see it
Starbucks Japan releases new drinkware and goods for Valentine’s Day
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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Japanese drivers reminded to look out for drunk people passed out on the road this holiday season
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KFC now sells takikomi gohan rice boxes in Japan, if you know where to look for them [Taste test]
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Tokyo cracks down on Airbnb-style rentals with new laws limiting operator days and more
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Yakuza boss sues expressway owners for discrimination against criminals
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