Many careers come with sacrifices, but few demand as much personal surrender as that of the Japanese idol. A hybrid of pop star, teen model, and influencer, idols have been a mainstay of Japanese pop ...

Fans of up-and-coming pop star who flaunted image of her 'imperfect' midriff on stage get creative in online posts 'fixing' ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty of a charge of indecent assault on a female interpreter in a Hong Kong court Wednesday before some emotional fans. Kamimura, a ...

Stormie is a marketing specialist whose passion for anime has led her to work on marketing and sales teams for multiple major anime brands. In her free time, she's preparing to take the N3 JLPT ...

A top-selling pop singer as a teenager in the 1980s, she also had an award-winning career as a dramatic actress. By Alex Williams Miho Nakayama, a reigning J-pop star of the 1980s who broke through to ...

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J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to hear verdict over his indecent assault case in Hong Kong, Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei) HONG KONG ...