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.
Japan's SKY-HI Shares Slapstick 'Don't Worry Baby Be Happy' Video With Thai Singer Stamp: Watch
20.03.2020 - 01:07 / billboard.com
J-pop rapper SKY-HI dropped the new music video for "Don't Worry Baby Be Happy," his latest trilingual single featuring Thai pop star Stamp.
SKY-HI recruited MMM of Studio Ishi to direct the slapstick comedy visuals featuring Stamp cosplaying as a doctor, sushi chef, magician, Shinto priest and a stereotypical music producer with a pink cardigan draped over his shoulders.
The pajama-clad rapper finds himself encountering the Thai singer-songwriter over and over again in various dreamlike
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06.04.2020 / 17:03
Japan Poised to Announce State of Emergency, Cinemas Expected To Close
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.
billboard.com
03.04.2020 / 22:21
Japan's ToshI Drops New 'Guilty' Theme Song, 'Be All Right': Watch Clip
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.
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02.04.2020 / 20:09
Nogizaka46 Leads Japan Hot 100 With Over 1 Million Copies Sold
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.
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02.04.2020 / 19:25
J-Pop Band back number Shares 'No Magic Tour' Live Videos: Watch
Japan's back number shared more live footage from last year's No Magic Tour, dropping a video of their performance of "Ameto Bokuno Hanashi" following the videos for "Dai Fuseikai" and "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" released last week.
deadline.com
01.04.2020 / 11:35
BBC Studios’ Jodie Comer Drama ‘Thirteen’ Is Being Remade By Japan’s Tokai TV
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31.03.2020 / 14:19
Japan’s Toei Closes Tokyo Studio After Coronavirus Infection
Toei closed its Tokyo studio Tuesday after actor Reo Komiya was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
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31.03.2020 / 05:57
Ken Shimura, popular comedian in Japan, dead at 70 after contracting 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.
nypost.com
30.03.2020 / 17:37
Ken Shimura, ‘Japan’s Robin Williams,’ dies from coronavirus at 70
Beloved Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has passed away a week after contracting the coronavirus. He was 70.
deadline.com
30.03.2020 / 13:35
Comedian Ken Shimura, ‘Japan’s Robin Williams’, Dies Of Coronavirus
By Tom Grater
billboard.com
28.03.2020 / 23:21
AKB48's 'Shitsuren, Arigato' Rules Japan Hot 100 With Biggest First-Week Sales of 2020
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.
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28.03.2020 / 23:07
AKB48 Rules Japan Hot 100 With Biggest First-Week Sales of 2020, Selling Over 1.4 Million Copies
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.
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28.03.2020 / 05:47
Japan's Haru Nemuri Writes 'Colorless' Movie Theme: Watch Trailer
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).
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28.03.2020 / 05:33
Japan's Haru Nemuri Writes 'Colorless' Movie Theme: Watch Trailer
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
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25.03.2020 / 22:12
J-Pop Singer LiSA Shares Highlights From 'Genkiuta' Live Stream: Watch
Like many other artists in Japan and around the world, J-pop singer LiSA had to postpone her headlining acoustic tour scheduled to kick off this month due to the coronavirus crisis.
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25.03.2020 / 08:25
Japan’s Ken Shimura Infected by Coronavirus, ‘God of Cinema’ Filming Halted
Veteran Japanese comedian Ken Shimura, who was hospitalized for pneumonia on Monday, tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, his agency announced Wednesday. His condition is not currently critical.