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Comedian Satoru Saito poses at an exhibition themed around <i>yankii</i> (delinquents) held in Saitama Prefecture in February.
JAPAN / Society
Apr 23, 2026
Hit reality show helps rev up 91²Ö¿â delinquent youth subculture
A fighting spirit, loyalty to friends and straightforwardness are redeeming qualities often associated with 91²Ö¿â 1980s delinquent subculture, along with outlandish fashion.
The Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association is calling for social media platforms to adopt stricter regulations toward those engaged in illegal postings.
JAPAN / Media
Mar 23, 2026
?3.2 billion lost in advertising revenue due to illicit postings on YouTube
Given a sampling of only 300 social media accounts for its illegal streaming survey, the Japan Commercial Broadcasters Association called its results "only the tip of the iceberg."
Metropolitan police have arrested a director at NHK on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 6, 2026
NHK sports news director arrested on suspicion of sexual assault
The suspect, Kensuke Nakamoto,?is the chief director for the broadcaster's sports news programs.
In its second season, "The Boyfriend" allows more time to show the diversity of individual experience.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Feb 6, 2026
Vulnerability, love and the limits of reality TV on 'The Boyfriend'
Netflix Japan¡¯s same-sex dating show may be several layers removed from reality, but it nonetheless offers an important space for dialogue and representation.
Fuji Media announced it plans to repurchase up to ?235 billion of its own shares.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2026
Fuji Media shares drop as buyback plan heralds activist exit
Under the plan, Fuji Media will repurchase up to ?235 billion of its own shares.
Morley Robertson
JAPAN / Society
Feb 2, 2026
Journalist and media personality Morley Robertson dies of cancer at 63
Robertson gained attention in Japan for his sophisticated speaking style as a radio personality on broadcaster J-Wave's "Across the View" and other programs.
In December, the number of Fuji Television's sponsors recovered to 86% of the level a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2026
Fuji TV regains 80% of sponsors, a year on from scandal
Following a management renewal, sponsors began to slowly resume commercials in the summer.
Netflix Japan's new series "The Human Vapor" is based on a 1960 cult film of the same title and follows a string of assassinations carried out by a perpetrator who can vanish into thin air.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 28, 2026
Netflix Japan lays out 2026 slate of anime, adaptations and live baseball
The streaming service revealed release windows for the upcoming ¡°Human Vapor¡± adaptation and more, plus plans to livestream all 47 games of the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
The second season of Netflix Japan's ¡°The Boyfriend¡± is bringing together a new set of bachelors to find romance and learn more about themselves.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 23, 2026
Second season of ¡®The Boyfriend¡¯ lets love take its time
Netflix Japan¡¯s same-sex dating show returns with a season that lets relationships unfold at their own pace.
TBS Holdings will acquire a $150 million stake in Legendary Entertainment, according to a statement from the companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2026
¡®Dune¡¯ studio sells stake to Japan¡¯s TBS at $4 billion valuation
Legendary aims to capitalize on the growing market for Japanese stories as Netflix and other global services make it easier for stories in any language to reach audiences abroad.
Japanese freelance television announcer Hiroshi Kume in 2003
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 13, 2026
Japanese freelance announcer Hiroshi Kume dies at 81
The announcer was known for hosting the popular music show "The Best Ten" and news show "News Station."
Pop trio Mrs. Green Apple was joined by tuxedo-clad dancers for its glee bomb of a track, ¡°Good Day,¡± toward the end of NHK¡¯s annual New Year¡¯s Eve music contest, ¡°Kohaku Uta Gassen.¡±
CULTURE / Music
Jan 5, 2026
NHK¡¯s 76th ¡®Kohaku¡¯ was over the top and oddly comforting
With pyrotechnics, celebrations for major milestones and a sea of dancers, the year-end music bonanza went all in on excess and reminded viewers why it still matters.
Taiga Nakano (left) plays Toyotomi Hidenaga, the younger brother and right-hand man of legendary warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Sosuke Ikematsu) in NHK¡¯s new taiga drama, ¡°Brothers in Arms.¡±
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 2, 2026
NHK drama series returns to Sengoku Period spectacle
NHK¡¯s ¡°taiga¡± period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan¡¯s great unifiers.
Makiko Uchidate
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 26, 2025
Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate dies at 77
The drama scriptwriter died of acute left-side heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 17.
Netflix Japan¡¯s newest reality-dating experiment ¡°Badly in Love¡± follows self-identified delinquents as they try to find romance.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 16, 2025
¡®Badly in Love¡¯: Netflix Japan¡¯s most chaotic dating show may be its most honest
Netflix Japan¡¯s ¡°Badly in Love¡± turns delinquent bravado into surprisingly earnest, character-driven reality television.
The miniseries "Queen of Mars" was made in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the NHK.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 13, 2025
NHK envisions a multicultural Mars in its newest sci-fi series
The new sci-fi show was created with involvement of scientists and space experts to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the NHK.
NHK Executive Vice President Tatsuhiko Inoue will be promoted to the position of president next month, the public broadcaster's board of governors said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2025
NHK to promote Tatsuhiko Inoue to president next month
Inoue will be the first person to be promoted to the position from within NHK in about 18 years.
Pop star Taichi Kokubun bows during a news conference in Tokyo¡¯s Chiyoda Ward on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2025
Japanese pop star Taichi Kokubun apologizes for compliance violation
It was the former Tokio member¡¯s first public appearance since his removal from Nippon TV¡¯s popular variety show ¡°The Tetsuwan Dash¡± in June.
NHK¡¯s crackdown is part of an effort to reduce the number of users who are currently watching NHK channels and accessing news on its website without paying its mandatory subscription fee.
JAPAN / Media
Nov 25, 2025
NHK moves to crack down on free riders
The public broadcaster is requiring users to log in to its news website to access all of its content and has set up a new team to collect reception fees.
¡°Totto¡± in ¡°Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel¡± was the nickname young Tetsuko Kuroyanagi gave herself as a child, mispronouncing her first name.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 23, 2025
TV icon Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's memoir paints a life of both war and glamour
¡°Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window, The Sequel,¡± TV personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi¡¯s second memoir, comes out more than 40 years after the first.
Yen soars as Japan intervenes after issuing 'final' warning
Pedestrians walk past a stock quotation board showing the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen, outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Thursday.
Not even Japanese bathhouses are immune from shocks of Iran war
The interior of Ume-no-yu, a public bathhouse in the city of Nagano. Soaring oil prices driven by the war in the Middle East are threatening to deal a final blow to a storied Japanese institution: the sento, or traditional public bathhouse.
New Zealand officials reject statue remembering 91²Ö¿â comfort women
A statue symbolizing former South Korean comfort women in Seoul
Water shortages hit tourist spots in Japan during Golden Week
A hot spring facility in the city of Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, has suspended the operation of its open-air baths since March.
Japan determined to prop up yen through intervention
An electronic board displays the foreign exchange rate of the yen against the dollar along a street in Tokyo on Thursday.
For tourists in Japan¡¯s outdoor sports scene, safety is not guaranteed
Each winter, countless tourists flock to Japan&#039;s famous snow-covered mountains, but a lack of top-down regulation on the country&#039;s outdoor sports industry can make certain activities unnecessarily risky.
¡®Sashiko¡¯ needlework artisan says craft is about 'the stories behind the stitching'
Traditional Japanese needlework has exploded in popularity, but a book from a third-generation artisan aims to bring more context to the craft&#039;s newfound popularity.
Tennis trailblazer Kei Nishikori announces his retirement
Kei Nishikori, who has won 12 titles on the ATP Tour and climbed as high as No. 4 in the world rankings, on Thursday announced his retirement.
Japanese fried chicken with a Southern twist
A buttermilk-inspired marinade gives a rich umami flavor to your fried chicken.
Documentary captures the long echo of Fukushima's nuclear disaster
Toru Yamada¡¯s documentary ¡°At the Triangle Intersection,¡± which delves into the lingering impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, follows Tetsu (center), the matriarch of the Watanabe family, her son, Takemasa (right) and her daughter-in-law, Shigeko.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

Projects like the BuddhaBot aim to re-create dialogue once lost to time, raising questions about whether AI can extend the teachings of Buddha or merely simulate them.
Can AI replace a priest? Japan¡¯s temples and shrines are testing the limits.
By Alex K.T. Martin

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