Kanye West is taking full advantage of the Japanese resources at his disposal to complete his “Bully” album — he recruited a well-known photog to shoot his album cover!!! On Wednesday, Ye debuted the “Bully” […]
Want to learn Japanese by playing video games and watching anime? A band of YouTubers — with the help of modern tools — has made learning one of the world’s most challenging languages into a […]
Starbucks Japan have just teamed up with six of the country’s oldest kilns to create a new coffee mug meant to make your coffee taste better than ever. Starbucks Japan differs from its American counterpart […]
Ethan Dean ❘ Published: 2024-09-17T06:34:59 Japanese fast-food chain Pizza-La has gone pet-friendly with a special pizza they deliver to dogs. Fast-food chains have to be creative these days now that they’re competing with […]
Robert Downey Jr. was once detained in Japan (Photo Credit – Instagram) While his Marvel superhero role made him a fan favorite, his trip to Tokyo for the 2008 movie’s debut turned into an unexpected […]
Your Name Box Office (China): Finally Crosses $100 Million Mark ( Photo Credit – YouTube ) The Japanese anime movie Your Name has finally achieved a remarkable feat at the Chinese box office after being […]
7-Eleven customers will be met with some different menu items to try, after the chain announced it was getting a massive revamp. Voted the number one convenience store in the US, 7-Eleven customers are familiar […]
Rieko Hirosawa sits on a stone bench outside her home, tunes her instrument and takes a deep breath. She unleashes an impossibly high note while her bachi plectrum slaps the three strings of her shamisen, […]
Imagine walking into your local pub to grab a pint, but instead of encountering the grizzled bartender who consoles (and overserves) you after every breakup, you see Fred again.. tickling the keys. Just a few […]
The cover for former MEGADETH guitarist Marty Friedman‘s upcoming autobiography, “Dreaming Japanese”, which will arrive on December 3 via Permuted Press, can be seen below. In a recent interview with George Dionne of KNAC.COM, Friedman […]
Director Baltasar Kormákur, who’s forged a comfortable career toggling between Hollywood tales set in far-flung spots (“Beast,” “Adrift”) and films set in his native Iceland, returns to his home country for the sweet/sad love story […]
Scarlett Johansson was accused of “whitewashing” ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) In 2015, fresh off her success in “Lucy” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Scarlett Johansson was cast in a live-action adaptation of “Ghost […]
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. The P-pop trailblazers are the first Filipino act and Southeast Asian group to grace the popular outlet MANILA, […]
The Japanese House have returned with a smiley, upbeat new single aptly titled, “:).” Pronounced “smiley face,” the new single shows The Japanese House’s Amber Bain in an irresistibly positive mood, with a driving arrangement […]
In Japan the very first few snowflakes begin to fall signaling the change of seasons. Another clue is we see young Takuya (Keitatsu Koshiyama) and his baseball-playing buddies taking those final swings at bat and […]
FX After a viral tweet pointed out that an actor from FX and Hulu’s hit series Shogun looks “like Japanese Mac”, Rob McEllhenney, the actor who famously plays Mac in the beloved long-running comedy It’s […]
iStockphoto A cat that fell into a vat of toxic chemicals sounds like the beginning of a superhero origin story, but that situation has sparked a minor panic in a city in Japan where residents […]
“Shōgun,” James Clavell‘s big novel of lordly machinations in feudal Japan, has for the second time become a big miniseries, premiering Tuesday on FX and Hulu. Every review you read of this series will compare […]
The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. King Regis of Lucis commands an elite force of soldiers called […]
Experimental metal act Boris have announced a split album with fellow veteran Japanese band Coaltar of the Deepers. The LP, titled hello there, arrives March 22nd. Both acts formed in the early 90s, and Boris […]