Idol groups in Japan, and particularly underground idols (chika idols, 地下アイドル) offer a service to fans referred to as “cheki”. They’re essentially Polaroid/print-out camera shots…

“What’s that? Turn it up!” There is always that song, or that group, that gets your feet tapping. Everyone knows it when they hear it….

Monster IDOL is a project planned by “Suiyoubi no Downtown” (“Wednesday’s Downtown”), a variety show named after the popular manzai duo (Japanese comedians) Downtown formed…

On the night of September 1st 21-year-old Ena Matsuoka, a member of the Japanese idol group Tenshi Tsukinukeni Yomi, was attacked by a obsessive fan…

Japan’s “muscle idol” Reika Saiki is no stranger to putting on a show. As half of the “world’s physically strongest idol unit” Deadlift Lolita (along…

Whether they’re modeling for magazines, photo-books, or special events, Japanese gravure idols can go to some creative lengths during photo shoots, but the clamor of…

You may be familiar with Australian cosplayer, model, wrestler, and singer Ladybeard for his work as one half of musclebound idol unit and pro-wrestling tag…

As we reported earlier this month, we attended a special public recording at the @home cafe in Akihabara of @17 no Gokitaku Shimasenka? あっとせぶんてぃーんのご帰宅しませんか? (@17’s…

If you keep a tab on some of the stranger flavored foods that get released in Japan, you may be familiar with the work of…

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage, made by Cygames and Bandai Namco Studios for the Mobage mobile social network platform, is a free-to-play simulation game…

According to their announcement on June 19th, 2018, Kyoto-based IT startup DataGrid Inc., which specializes in creative applications of AI, as well as developing or…

Ladybeard and Japanese muscle idol Reika Saiki show off the best Chun-li cosplay. For some cosplayers, such as the incredibly convincing crossplayers battling gropers with…

BTS recently celebrated the anniversary of their debut in Japan. Since that time four years ago, the world’s favourite K-pop group have been in and…

Given her flare for cleavage-themed drama, you may have heard of Erina Kamiya, vocalist for masked Japanese idol unit Kamen Joshi (who famously collaborated with…

A lot of interest in technological fields in Japan lately has stemmed from the integration of augmented reality, virtual reality, and the use of avatars–whether…