Japanese pop idol Shinjiro Atae came out as gay during a concert in Tokyo to over 2,000 of his fans. The announcement, which he said he’d been wanting to make, is highly unusual in Japan where ...
Exploitative contracts that force young female Japanese pop stars to forego relationships and sex are at the heart of director Koji Fukada's latest film, which has premiered in Cannes. The 45-year-old ...