All About Japan

All-Female Stage Troupe to Perform in US

The immensely popular and talented Takarazuka Revue will be performing a toe-tapping show in New York for the first time in decades.

González Iñárritu on Composer Ruichi Sakamoto

MAiDiGi TV caught up with Leonardo DiCaprio and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto at the New York premiere of González Iñárritu's "The Revenant."

Prizmmy☆ Breaks Out the Glow Sticks

Prizmmy☆ are just too sweet to drop the bass on their new track “Love Trooper,” but there are plenty of solid beats to go around.

NekoPOP’s Best J-Pop Album Covers 2015

Chosen by NekoPOP contributors David Cirone, Jen Wang, Nhu Nguyen and Greg Hignight, the full list of stylish selections includes AKB48, Kalafina, Capsule, Tomomi Itano, Perfume and many more!

2016 Designer New Year’s Cards

Each year Spoon & Tamago selects a handful of its favourite "nengajo," or New Year’s cards, created by Japanese designers, illustrators and other creatives.

FEMM Launches New Year With a 'PoW!'

FEMM is back for 2016 with a new, street-smart music video from the director of “Fxxk Boys Get Money.“

Cast of 2016 Death Note Movie Finally Revealed

The wait is over! The cast for the sequel to the two-part Death Note movies released in 2006 is finally here!

The Best in Star Wars Personal Care

Lightsaber-sharp eyeliner, galactic facial cleanser, a First Order razor and Resistance shaving cream: the Force is strong with these Star Wars personal care products!

Ultra Japan to Return in 2016

Since its first iteration in 2014, Ultra Japan has quickly become one of Japan's most exciting urban electronic music festivals.

Look Out for One Punch Woman!

This female cosplayer will knock you out in just one punch!

Review: Tomoyasu Hotei's 'Strangers'

Tomoyasu Hotei’s fist international album release is a perfect road-trip album, the soundtrack to a film in your head that you’ll wish was real.

Darth Vader Joins a Singing Competition?

It's still unclear as to whether Anakin Skywalker (spoiler alert!) will be singing along to Japanese pop songs or will simply be striking fear into the audience, but whatever the outcome, it's going to be the best concert in the galaxy!

American vs. Japanese Makeup

See the difference as presented by "Living Doll" Venus Angelic!

Who in Marvel or DC Can Defeat Saitama?

Korean artist Lee Woo-chul pits DC and Marvel Comics characters against One Punch Man.

JRock247’s Best J-Rock Album Covers 2015

Check out JRock247′s best J-Rock album and single jackets for 2015, including Man With A Mission, Plastic Tree, Golden Bomber, The GazettE, and many more!

Will 'When Marnie Was There' Win an Oscar?

The tear-jerking Ghibili movie was Nominated for a 2016 Oscar, but it's up against some stiff competition.

5 Fun Otoshidama Envelopes

What's better than getting an envelope full of money at New Year's? How about a cool-looking envelope full of money!

7 Japan-Related Events to Look Out For in 2016

2016 certainly has a lot of fun and interesting events in store, but you won't want to miss these seven in particular!

Even Robots Crave Kit Kat

Kit Kat commercials have been broadcast since the 1970s, each time introducing something relatable to its market. So how are they keeping up with the times today? By introducing Japanese robots, that's how!

The 5 Snowiest J-Pop Songs

Snow evokes a variety of emotions that artists have long sought to express in a number of ways—and J-pop artists are no exception!

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