Microsoft confirms Xbox Series X will launch in Japan later this year

"In a world where you feel cold, stay gold," croons Jungkook, in the beginning two lines of Stay Gold, which is the lead single from BTS' fourth Japanese album, Map of the Soul: The Journey. For the unversed, after the rousing success of Map of the Soul: 7, which released on February 21, 2020, BTS announced the Japanese version of the album, which would include 13 tracks.

New Yorker Documentary” series. The festival features renowned filmmakers will open with Crystal Kayiza’s “See You Next Time,” which examines the relationships between nail artists and their clients.Here are the other artists’ works to be featured weekly through the summer:Klayman’s ‘Flower Punk’ explores the process behind Japanese artist Azuma Makoto’s works, which use flowers and plants to make emotional arrangements.

Peter White Television EditorHit Japanese manga Promised Neverland is being adapted into a live-action series for Amazon by Heroes’ Masi Oka, Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse writer and director Rodney Rothman and Vertigo Entertainment.Fox 21 and Amazon Studios are producing the English-language adaptation with Rothman set to direct and exec produce, with Oka, Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo also EPs.

Official HIGE DANdism dominated the Billboard Japan 2020 mid-year charts, with their mega-hit song "Pretender" ruling the Japan Hot 100 and the band leading the artist ranking, both a first milestone for the breakout pop-rockers.Official HIGE DANdism, often referred to as HIGE DAN, formed in 2012 and made their major-label debut in April 2018.

Official HIGE DANdism dominates the top two slots of the Japan Hot 100 with their long-running hits "Pretender" and "I LOVE…""Pretender" takes the top spot after coming in at No. 3 on the 2019 year-end chart, as the band's popularity soared after performing live on numerous year-end music shows.

Japanese band MAN WITH A MISSION shared the track list for the third album in their trilogy of 10th anniversary projects, called MAN WITH A "BEST" MISSION.

Japanese band MAN WITH A MISSION shared the track list for the third album in their trilogy of 10th anniversary projects, called MAN WITH A "BEST" MISSION.The greatest-hits collection dropping July 15 follows the band's previous two 10th anniversary sets: the first, a collection of B-sides and covers, and the second featuring remixes.

YOASOBI's "Yoru ni kakeru" logs its second week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated May 25 to 31, marking the rising group's first consecutive weeks at No. 1.Figures for the track hold steady for the most part, with streaming at 8,818,302 streams (8,335,490 last week), video views at 13,819,547 plays (13,890,300), and downloads at 15,059 units (14,003).Eito's "Kousui" rises a notch to No.

YOASOBI's "Yoru ni kakeru" logs its second week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated May 25 to 31, marking the rising group's first consecutive weeks at No. 1.

The first expansion is set to release later this month

TOKYO — The recent death of Hana Kimura, a bubbly, pink-haired 22-year-old wrestler and reality TV show star, has spotlighted a rise in cyber bullying in Japan and prompted swift official pledges to do more to protect victims.

When totally preventable tragedy strikes anywhere in the world, it’s the fashion among Americans to respond with a three-word bromide: “Thoughts and prayers.” Notre Dame’s burning? Thoughts and prayers. Tsunami causing a nuclear reactor meltdown in Japan? Thoughts and prayers.

Britney Spears’ new single Mood Ring is a recycled Japan-only bonus track from her 2016 album Glory.

Japanese hip-hop trio Dos Monos dropped a new single called "Civil Rap Song," featuring a recording of an interview by Taiwan's digital minister Audrey Tang (Tang Feng) on Tuesday (May 26).The track incorporates select quotes from Tang's in-depth interview in March, in which she spoke with Kei Wakabayashi of Black Swan Publishing.

This Morning presenter and radio host Lisa Snowdon has been engaged to boyfriend George Smart since 2017. Lisa, who also enjoyed romances with George Clooney and David Walliams, announced their plans to wed.The 48 year old – who starred in the 2016 series of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! – described her future husband as her "best friend".

Disney+ is set for a June 11 debut in Japan, The Walt Disney Co. said Thursday.

Kendall Jenner covers Vogue Japan for July 2020 and as is the custom now, she posed for multiple covers. Photographer Giampaolo Sgura shot Kendall for the cover and editorial while makeup artist Helene Vasnier did Kendall’s face.

TOKYO -- Japanese police on Wednesday arrested a suspect in the deadly arson at a Kyoto anime studio last year after he recovered enough from his own severe burns to respond to the police investigation.