NBCUniversal Creates ‘The Secret Game Show’ Under Partnership With Japan’s ABC TV

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

Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new video streaming service, now has one fewer of its crown jewels to drive it into homes across the U.S. this summer when it’s rolling out nationwide.

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.

J-pop singer-songwriter miwa is celebrating her 10th year in music by making the complete versions of all of her past music videos available on her official YouTube channel.Like many other pop artists in Japan, only selected videos by the 29-year-old singer were available online in their entirety.

Warner Bros. International Television Production and Japanese pay-TV broadcaster Wowow are partnering for a third season of Japan's hit local-language remake of Cold Case.

Japanese pay-TV group, Wowow has greenlighted a third season of its local adaptation of U.S. hit series “Cold Case.” It is expected to premiere in winter 2020.

The Olympic flame arrived in Japan today from Greece as doubts continue to grow that the Games can be held on schedule due to the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.