Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Koji Fukada is set to direct “Love on Trial,” a film inspired by real cases in Japan where J-Pop idols have been sued for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- Former teen performers who say they were sexually abused by Japanese impresario Johnny Kitagawa are asking ...

Driven by an unwavering passion for becoming an idol, Yu Azuma, a first-year student at Joshu East High School, embarks on a journey to form an idol group. To make her dream a reality, she recruits ...

Key Takeaway: BABYMETAL is a Japanese kawaii metal band that fuses J-pop melodies with heavy metal, created in 2010 as a sub-unit of idol group Sakura Gakuin. Currently consisting of SU-METAL and ...

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 ...

It seems like a scandal has just rocked the idol fandom in Japan. Not long ago, an 18-year-old […] ...

One of Japan’s fastest rising J-pop acts YOASOBI recently unveiled a new single, “Idol”—the song has reached #1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100. The song is also charting on Spotify’s Global Top 200 ...

HONG KONG — J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty by a Hong Kong court on Wednesday of the indecent assault in March of a woman who served as his interpreter during a fan event. Kamimura, 26, ...

Koji Fukada is set to direct “Love on Trial,” a film inspired by real cases in Japan where J-Pop idols have been sued for violating “no relationship” contracts. “Love on Trial” reteams the renowned ...