Pikachu parade in Yokohama
August 9, 2019
Performers dressed as Pikachu, the popular animation Pokemon series character, participate in a light performance during the Pikachu parade in Yokohama on August 8, 2019. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Jiji Press
Donations by two scandal-hit Japanese comedians turned down
July 26, 2019
Tokyo–A public-interest incorporated association has refused to accept donations from two Japanese comedians at the center of a scandal involving an antisocial group, it was learned Friday. Hiroyuki Miyasako of comedy duo Ameagari Kesshitai and Ryo Tamura, a member of
Anime fans mourn loss of lives in Kyoto studio arson attack
July 25, 2019
Kyoto–Anime fans, including foreigners, visited a Kyoto Animation Co. studio in Kyoto on Thursday to mourn for the lives lost in an arson attack last week. Flowers, message boards and paintbrushes were piled on an altar set up some 100
“Tokyo Tarareba Girls” wins Eisner Comic Award
July 25, 2019
Tokyo–The English version of “Tokyo Tarareba Girls,” a girls’ manga series by Akiko Higashimura from Japan, has won a 2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award of the United States, according to major Japanese publisher Kodansha Ltd. The prestigious award for
Scandal-hit comedian Miyasako apologizes at press conference
July 21, 2019
Tokyo–Hiroyuki Miyasako, a member of popular Japanese comedy duo Ameagari Kesshitai, offered an apology at a press conference on Saturday for performing at an event hosted by an antisocial organization and receiving money from the group. “I would like to
The Japan America Society of Southern California’s 110th Anniversary
July 12, 2019
Marie Kondo attends The Japan America Society of Southern California’s 110th Anniversary Dinner And Gala at Angel Stadium on July 11, 2019 in Anaheim, California. Phillip Faraone/Getty Images/AFP Jiji Press
Unstable incomes behind “underground business” of comedians in Japan
July 8, 2019
Tokyo–Despite mounting criticism over recently revealed “underground performances” by some comedians in Japan for antisocial groups, quitting such operations appears difficult as they are important sources of incomes for such entertainers, many of whom are apparently not earning enough money
Japanese actor Tadao Takashima dies at 88
June 28, 2019
Tokyo–Japanese actor Tadao Takashima, known for his roles in a number of films, television dramas and musicals, as well as for emceeing TV shows, died at his home in Tokyo on Wednesday. He was 88. After quitting university, Takashima, a
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