After a 22-year streak of sending pop fans into a frenzy, Japanese “boy” band SMAP debuted their newest single this past week, “Upside-down Sky,” which rocketed to the top of the charts immediately.

Kyoko Miyake’s pop culture profile spotlighting Japanese singers premiered in Sundance’s World Cinema Documentary Competition. By Justin Lowe The Japanese pop music trend featuring young, ...

Soaring 39-2 on the Japan Hot 100 is Nogizaka46's "Ohitorisama Tengoku." By Billboard Japan YOASOBI’s “Idol” has now logged its 20th week atop the Billboard Japan Hot 100, holding the position ...

Fukada's new film stars former idol Kyoko Saito and is based on real cases of Japanese idols being sued by their own management agencies for violating so-called "no relationship" clauses in their ...

Nine consecutive weeks at No. 1 breaks the record previously held by Official HIGE DANdism, and the song is now tied with Aimer in terms of total weeks at No. 1. By Billboard Japan YOASOBI‘s “Idol” ...