The idol phenomenon in Japan, which emerged in the 1970s, highlights young artists, often teenage girls, who sing and dance ...

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 ...

In the new book Idle Idol, Edward and John Harrison catalogue Japan’s obsession with public mascots. These ubiquitous street idols greet passers-by and run the gamut from kaiju to manga characters to ...