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ENTERTAINMENT

The Hatsune Miku Affair: Husband “Cheats” on His Wife with Virtual Idol

A man's wife hired a detective agency to investigate his suspicious behavior. What he was ACTUALLY doing was a bit of a…

ENTERTAINMENT

Will Voice Actors Quit Over Japan’s New Tax Law?

A new tax system in Japan may expose creators' identities - and a voice actor says it could cause many of her…

ENTERTAINMENT

Comedian Yuki Nivez Talks Stand-Up in Japan; Upcoming Show

Western-style stand-up is a relatively new genre of comedy for Japan. The scene, however, is flourishing. Comedians Yuki Nivez and Bobby Judo…

ENTERTAINMENT

Don’t Smoke This Flower, Warns Staff of Popular Anime

A striking post from an illustrator on the anime Lycoris Recoil also carried a warning about a pretty - but deadly -…

ENTERTAINMENT

Pachinko in Japan: The Game That Definitely Isn’t Gambling!

How the game of pachinko in Japan become one of the country's primary forms of legalized...well, let's not call it gambling, shall…

WOMEN

Director Sono Sion Sexual Assault Incident Reignites #MeToo Movement in Japan

Recent sexual assault allegations against Japanese director Sono Sion arrive amongst a slew of notable incidents from the Japanese entertainment industry that…

ENTERTAINMENT

Want Better Localization? Blame Corporate Greed

The entertainment industry’s unwillingness to pay skilled language professionals to produce high-quality localizations is a matter of choice.

ENTERTAINMENT

Benshi: The Voice and Color of Japanese Silent Cinema

Once, professional live narrators for silent films in Japan were bigger stars than the actual actors onscreen. This is the story of…