Do As Infinity to stream anniversary concert on Nico Nico Douga
Pop band Do As Infinity has decided to broadcast their next concert online, it has been learned. They are scheduled to perf....
27 Sep 1:43 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Paris Hilton cancels Asian tour after being denied entry to Japan
Paris Hilton’s publicist says the U.S. socialite has canceled her Asian tour after she wasn’t allowed into Japan due to....
26 Sep 8:42 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
SMAP’s Shanghai concerts in danger of cancellation
Kyodo News is reporting that SMAP’s concerts at Shanghai Stadium on October 9-10 may get canceled due to an escalating in....
21 Sep 12:13 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Countdown to Fujiko F. Fujio’s Doraemon Museum begins
A countdown signboard was set up at a railway station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, in early September to begin countin....
14 Sep 11:48 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese resort for men with virtual girlfriends
One recent sweltering summer’s day, a tour bus from Tokyo pulled up at a sun-kissed beach at Atami, a Pacific coast resor....
1 Sep 1:07 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japanese pop art at Versailles insights protests
A show of outlandish sculptures by a cult Japanese artist in the historic Chateau of Versailles near Paris has enraged trad....
31 Aug 7:53 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Idol Yuzuki Aikawa turns to wrestling
Gravure idol Yuzuki Aikawa (27) is looking to rejuvenate her career by entering the world of professional wrestling. She he....
25 Aug 10:16 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Jin Akanishi going solo from KAT-TUN
Jin Akanishi (26) has written a comment on the official Johnny’s mobile site, his first since the news of his expected r....
21 Jul 1:23 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan in New York
If you happened to see an abundance of ladies dressed in French maid outfits and men rocking furry headdresses in the East....
19 Jul 11:53 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Berryz Koubou to be in stage production – San Oku En Shoujo
The seven members of Berryz Koubou will star in a stage production titled “San Oku En Shoujo,” though they will take t....
15 Jul 3:23 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kohei Tsuka dies at 62 after struggle with Lung Cancer
Kohei Tsuka in 1982 Acclaimed playwright Kohei Tsuka passed away on the morning of July 10 at a hospital in Chiba. He was 6....
12 Jul 10:33 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Survived a Japanese Game Show? Producers have more…
They not only survived a Japanese game show together, they’re going to collaborate on more of them. U.S.-based A. Smith ....
1 Jul 3:04 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Unico=Nightmare Fuel
In my the dim recesses of my memory as an 80s child, I can recall the awesome horror that was Unico and the Island of Magic. I especially re....
30 Jun 8:09 pm  from  The Hopeless Romantic   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Three AKB48 members team-up on new unit called “French Kiss”
Three AKB48 members – Yuki Kashiwagi (18), Aki Takajo (18), and Asuka Kuramochi (20) – are forming a new unit called ....
30 Jun 1:58 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yotaro the Baby Bot VS Japan’s Sagging Birth Rate
Yotaro cries, giggles, and kicks when you tickle him. He sneezes and his nose runs. When he is upset, his rattle calms him....
29 Jun 8:30 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ameyoko-cho Mask Shop
This little shop in Ueno’s Ameyoko-cho market district sells rubber celebrity masks. They only cost 2,000 yen or so and would certainly ma....
28 Jun 10:45 am  from  Quirky Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
New Mobile Drama, Himitsu no Kankei ~Sensei wa Doukyonin~ starring Kotaro Koizumi and Saki Fukuda
Kotaro Koizumi (31) and Saki Fukuda (19) are co-starring in a new mobile drama titled “Himitsu no Kankei ~Sensei wa Douk....
25 Jun 1:35 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kumi Koda to celebrate 10th anniversary with Best Live DVD BOX
This year is the 10th anniversary of the debut of pop star Kumi Koda (27). As a special project to celebrate the milestone....
21 Jun 2:46 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otakus, Game Centers and Foreigners
That sums up my most recent order from White Rabbit Press. Last time I got Danny Choo’s OTACOOL 1 and 2, and this time I ....
15 Jun 8:43 pm  from  Yonasu   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Otaku Photos
I found these on a Japanese blog called  V-blog, which is kind of a “best of 2channel” site. The original 2Channel thread the photos co....
14 Jun 6:37 pm  from  Quirky Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
AKB48’s “senbatsu” election names Yuko Oshima #1
AKB48 (pronounced A-K-B-forty-eight, as in English) is an all-female Japanese theater/idol group produced by Yasushi Akimo....
10 Jun 1:13 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Giant RX-78 Gundam Statue to Stand over Shizuoka City
It has been officially announced, the Giant RX-78 Gundam Statue/Model will make a comeback this year, but this time it wil....
5 Jun 9:49 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yui Ichikawa takes lead in new drama series “Katsura Chizuru Shinsatsu Nichiroku”
Now in her tenth year since her show business debut, actress Yui Ichikawa (24) will finally take on her first lead role in....
29 May 10:57 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toshi of Taka and Toshi Marries
Comedian Toshikazu Miura (33), one half of the popular duo Taka and Toshi, recently got married to his girlfriend of sixte....
25 May 10:44 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Salmon has overtaken horse mackerel as the most popular fish in Japanese Homes
Salmon has overtaken horse mackerel as the most popular fish for Japanese people to eat, due largely to improvements in fr....
25 May 3:43 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pac-Man is 30
On 1980 May 22, the Japanese video game manufacturer Namco released a new game that was invented by their employee 岩谷徹 (Toru Iwatani).....
24 May 11:35 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tokyo couple married by robot in rooftop wedding
Japan has hosted the world’s first wedding to be conducted by a robot. The automated creature, known as the I-Fairy, ove....
18 May 10:49 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Kitty in Trouble?
At age 36, Hello Kitty may be running out of product lives. That is the fear of executives at the Sanrio Corporation, the ....
15 May 1:55 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
‘My Chopsticks Bra’ introduced by Triumph
Female urban farmers keen to keep their agricultural hobby close to their heart can now grow their own rice in a special b....
14 May 2:57 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“Ghost” getting asian remake starring Song Seung Hun and Nanako Matsushima
Jerry Zucker’s hit 1990 film “Ghost,” starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore, is reportedly getting an Asian remake.....
13 May 8:31 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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