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J-pop singer-songwriters Ken Hirai and Aimyon joined forces on a new single called "Kaibutsu-san" and shared the music video on Monday (April 6).

SEVENTEEN's "Fallin' Flower" blasts in at No. 1 on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated March 30 to April 5, selling 425,873 copies in its first week. The 13-member K-pop boy band leads physical sales and radio airplay, while also coming in at No. 3 for look-ups, No. 7 for Twitter mentions, No. 25 for downloads, and No. 63 for streaming.

"The Big Bang Theory" actress married Cook in 2018, but she told US late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel they still weren't officially living together when they were told to start self-isolating in a bid to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency Tuesday for Tokyo and six other prefectures to ramp up defenses against the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infections surges. But the move came in the form of a stay-at-home request — not an order — and violators will not be penalized.

By Tom Grater

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe says he is ready to declare a state of emergency from as early as Tuesday, as part of a growing response to the novel coronavirus outbreak. The declaration would affect Tokyo, second city Osaka and five other densely populated prefectures.

J-pop singer ToshI dropped his new single called "BE ALL RIGHT" on Friday (April 3), and shared a promotional clip teasing the soaring rock ballad.The X JAPAN vocalist co-wrote the number for the new weekly drama series Guilty, which began airing Thursdays in Japan.

Nogizaka46's 25th single, "Shiawase no hogoshoku," shoots to No. 1 on the latest Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated March 23 to 29, selling over a million copies in its first week following last week's chart-topper by AKB48.

By Jake Kanter

Toei closed its Tokyo studio Tuesday after actor Reo Komiya was diagnosed with the coronavirus.

Ken Shimura, a popular comedian in Japan, has died after contracting the coronavirus, becoming the country's first known celebrity victim of the disease. He was 70.

Beloved Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has passed away a week after contracting the coronavirus. He was 70.

By Tom Grater

AKB48's 57th single, "Shitsuren, arigato," blasts in at No. 1 on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated March 16 to 22, with a record-setting 1,414,077 copies sold, making them 2020's first act to sell over a million copies in its first week.

AKB48's 57th single, "Shitsuren, arigato," blasts in at No. 1 on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated March 16 to 22, with a record-setting 1,414,077 copies sold, making them 2020's first act to sell over a million copies in its first week.The J-pop girl group leads physical sales and rules this week's chart fueled mostly by this metric.

J-pop artist Haru Nemuri's new song "Seventh Heaven" will be featured as the theme of an upcoming Japanese movie called Colorless (Japanese title: Sarugakucho de aimasho).

J-pop artist Haru Nemuri's new song "Seventh Heaven" will be featured as the theme of an upcoming Japanese movie called Colorless (Japanese title: Sarugakucho de aimasho).The bittersweet love story, set in modern-day Shibuya, stars Daichi Kaneko as a struggling photographer who falls for an elusive aspiring model, played by Ruka Ishikawa, depicting their intense relationship that gradually begins to unravel after he takes a portrait of her that launches his career.The trailer, edited by director