Japan Animation Leaders Unite for YouTube Initiative

Some things just make sense, and CHAI and Hinds collaborating is one of them. Today, the two bands unveiled their new single, “UNITED GIRLS ROCK’N'ROLL CLUB,” an easy-going message of global harmony delivered in Japanese, Spanish and English.

Hinds have teamed up with Japanese outfit CHAI for a new single titled ‘United Girls Rock ‘n’ Roll Club’.The bands took to their respective social media pages to share the collaboration, posting group photos together.“NEW SONG OUT THIS DAMM FRIDAY UNITED GIRLS ROCK N ROLL CLUB YOU ALL INVITED,” Hinds captioned their post.

According to a recent report on Naver, via Soompi, Hyun Bin's agency VAST Entertainment will be taking legal action against a photo book featuring the Crash Landing on You star that is all set to republish in Japan on September 7 without permission. The pictures present in the photo book is from Bin's time in the Marine Corps while the republication has been inspired by CLOY's immense popularity all over the world.

Although it has been a few months since Crash Landing On You premiered its finale. But the show continues to draw audiences.

BTS hosted their fifth official fanmeeting, BTS Japan Official Fanmeeting Vol.5 [Magic Shop] aka their 5th Muster back in November and December 2019. RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V, and Jungkook travelled to Chiba and Osaka where they set the stage on fire with the performances on their biggest songs.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our personalised newsletter.A hero soldier’s final moments as he dashed to freedom from a Japanese POW camp have been revealed 75 years after VJ Day.Ben Bradford-Martin, of 1st Battalion, the Cameronians, was listed as missing for decades, presumed killed in Burma during World War II.But as the country paused to remember the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day yesterday, a historian revealed he had details of his escape and

Rick and Morty anime short has been released online, and it raises some major questions around the relationship between the two main characters.Back in March, Adult Swim shared a five-minute Rick and Morty short called Samurai & Shogun, created by Japanese studio Deen Digital.Now, Deen have shared a surprise, unannounced second edition called Rick and Morty vs. Genocider, which you can watch below.

Nintendo on Thursday posted quarterly net sales of $3.4 billion ($358.1 billion yen) for the period ending June 30.Net profits for the quarter totaled 1 billion (106.4 billion yen). Profits were largely driven by Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which has sold 10.63 million units and contributed to the overall growth in the Japanese company's software sales.

J-pop boy band DISH// shared the new animated music video for their hit song "Neko - THE FIRST TAKE ver. -" made in collaboration with fans on TikTok.

Japanese rock band SCANDAL will be live-streaming a show for fans around the world on the band's 14th birthday, Aug. 21.

There is no stopping Kim Taehyung this year. The BTS singer has been smashing records after records with Itaewon Class OST Sweet Night for months now.

ARMY was definitely stumped for a second but not completely surprised to see Jin debuting new hair colour (ARMY is a bit confused between orange and light brown) as BTS appeared for a Map of the Soul: 7 - The Journey online event in Japan. Given that the septet will soon kickstart their next comeback, the fandom is used to seeing the members change their hair colour with every comeback.

Japanese diplomat who helped thousands of Jews flee Europe in the early years of World War II has been extended an economic lifeline by people in Japan, officials said Friday. The memorial museum in Lithuania's former capital recounts the story of Chiune Sugihara, who was a vice-consul diplomat based at the Japanese Consulate in Kaunas during 1939-1940.

J-pop boy band SixTONES's "NAVIGATOR" shoots to No. 1 on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated July 20 to 26, selling 652,277 copies in its first week.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: With the online edition of Japan Cuts, North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema, set to draw to a close on Thursday (July 30), the event has crowned Kontora as the winner of its inaugural Obayashi Prize.Named after the late filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi, who died in April this year at the age of 82, the award was created to encourage the continued development of Japanese indie cinema through the festival’s Next Generation

Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentDespite fears that the Japanese summer box office might be a lost cause, with many big Hollywood and local releases postponed, recent figures indicate that audiences, especially younger fans of hit TV shows, are returning to theaters after the coronavirus hiatus.The number one film for the July 20-26 period, when Japan enjoyed a four-day holiday weekend, was the high school comedy “Beginning Today It Is My Turn.” Following its July 17 release, the film has

The live entertainment industry in Japan had been growing at an uninterrupted pace since the year 2000, supporting the Japanese music scene as CD sales continue to plummet. But this year, the coronavirus pandemic put that growth to a halt, with most concerts being cancelled or postponed since the end of February. Many people working in the music industry found themselves out of jobs, and numerous smaller concert venues have been forced to shut down permanently.