On June 16, it was announced that K-pop group The Boyz member Ju Haknyeon, 26, would be going on hiatus due to personal reasons. Two days later (June 18), his agency, One Hundred, revealed that they had terminated his contract. It was later reported by Korean news site News1 that Haknyeon had met up with former Japanese AV actress Asuka...
CANNES, France (AFP): Exploitative contracts that force young female Japanese pop stars to forego relationships and sex are at the heart of director Koji Fukada's latest film, which has premiered in Cannes. The 45-year-old director said he was inspired by a news report about a Japanese "idol", as the starlets are known, who was sued by...
She decided to open up about her illness now as she didn't want her fans to be alarmed when she goes for surgery in Septmeber. Earlier this week, 27-year-old Japanese star Momono Ayaka suddenly took to her socials to reveal she's suffering from thyroid cancer. Ayaka, who's a member of newly-formed Japanese girl group Amor Amore, also shared...
For those who have never thought much about saving money, perhaps this story would serve as motivation to start. Saki Tamogami, 39, is now known as Japan’s “Most Frugal Woman” after achieving her goal of buying three houses in less than 15 years. Saki was just 19 when she decided that she wanted to own three houses by the age...
She decided to open up about her illness now as she didn't want her fans to be alarmed when she goes for surgery in Septmeber. Earlier this week, 27-year-old Japanese star Momono Ayaka suddenly took to her socials to reveal she's suffering from thyroid cancer. Ayaka, who's a member of newly-formed Japanese girl group Amor Amore, also shared...
BEIJING: A knife attack on a Japanese woman and her child in China on Monday (June 24) has triggered yet another wave of xenophobic comments on Chinese social media, with some even hailing the attacker as a “hero”. The latest incident in Suzhou follows a previous one on June 10 involving four American college instructors who...
BANGKOK: Two Japanese men have been arrested in Laos for allegedly murdering and dismembering the body of a compatriot in Nonthaburi province in April. A source at the Provincial Police Bureau said it had learned that the duo had been detained in Vientiane. The bureau is in touch with Laos police and expects the two men...
How far would you go to to earn some extra cash? One Japanese fresh grad took on a side hustle as a “part-time girlfriend”, and the experience left her so traumatised that she vowed never do it again. The woman, whose name was not revealed, graduated from a Tokyo university at age 23 and subsequently landed a job in a...
Shogo Yoshida has large fingertips caused by a genetic condition, but he has turned it into a draw for his clients. We understand why one might feel self-conscious should they be born with a condition that makes them look different from others. A hairdresser in Nagoya, however, has not only embraced the very thing that makes...
Rocker MiA has gone to extremes, such as implanting a microchip in his hand, and removing his bones to embed in his guitar, all in the name of taking his performance to the next level. A Japanese guitarist recently shared news of his body modifications on social media, causing quite a stir among netizens. MiA, 32, is best known as...
