Japanese Cinemas To Begin Re-Opening This Weekend

By Patrick Frater

J-pop singer Nana Mizuki will premiere the full concert footage from her NANA MIZUKI LIVE PARK 2016 concert at 7 p.m.

TOKYO -- Hana Kimura, a Japanese pro-wrestler who appeared in the latest series of the popular reality show “Terrace House,” has died. She was 22.

Japanese police on Wednesday arrested the only suspect in last year's deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation, the family-run studio behind a string of internationally beloved anime films and television series. The suspect, Shinji Aoba, 42, spent the past 10 months in Kyoto hospitals recovering from severe burns he incurred during the attack.

Naomi Osaka has just made history by hitting a big milestone.

Japanese wrestler and TV star Hana Kimura has died at the age of 22.

Japanese pro wrestler and reality TV star Hana Kimura has died aged 22.

Japanese rocker Hiroji Miyamoto shared some live footage from the DVDs included in the limited first editions of his first solo album called Miyamoto, Doppo., which roughly means "Miyamoto walks alone."

Japanese rocker Hiroji Miyamoto shared some live footage from the DVDs included in the limited first editions of his first solo album called Miyamoto, Doppo., which roughly means "Miyamoto walks alone."

When cinemas in Japan began preparing to reopenlast week, theater operators were faced with a puzzling question: What to show? Studios and distributors from Hollywood to Tokyo have postponed most major new releases for months in response to the novel coronavirus, aware that box office earnings will be minuscule until social distancing policies can be relaxed on a massive scale. That's forced the smattering of international exhibitors who are resuming business to get creative.

J-pop artist milet revealed that she collaborated with Kamikaze Boy of MAN WITH A MISSION and Masayuki Nakano of Boom Boom Satellites on a new song called "Grab the air."The rising songstress is set to drop her first full studio album, called eyes, on June 3, and "Grab the air" will be included in the set.

Japan's major movie theater circuits have begun a partial reboot after shutting down mid-April, when the Tokyo government declared a national emergency in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Japan is home to the world's third-largest box office, so any significant resumption of business there will represent a significant step toward getting the global theatrical sector back on track.

By Variety Staff

Shares in Imax China rose as much as 7.3 percent in Hong Kong trading Monday following news that the Chinese government will allow cinemas to reopen. Shares in other companies linked to the movie business similarly surged.

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Japanese rapper SKY-HI live-streamed a concert from his home Wednesday (May 6) to reach out to fans self-isolating at home on the final day of Japan's Golden Week of holidays.

Japanese rapper SKY-HI live-streamed a concert from his home Wednesday (May 6) to reach out to fans self-isolating at home on the final day of Japan's Golden Week of holidays.The J-pop artist, whose real name is Mitsuhiro Hidaka, performed a whopping 46 songs during the three-hour event that started at 2 p.m., streamed live via his official YouTube channel, his SKY-HI STAFF Twitter, and skyhidaka Instagram accounts. The segment between 3 to 4 p.m.

Before the deadly coronavirus pandemic took over the world, BTS was celebrating the success of their latest outing, Map of the Soul: 7. Not only did the album secure BTS the #1 spot on Billboard 200 Chart as well as the #8 spot for the lead single, ON, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs Chart (A career-best ranking for BTS so far!), MOTS: 7 has also become the first album of 2020 to sell 500,000 copies in the US, while also being the first K-pop group to accomplish this impressive feat.