Entertainment & Celebrities– category –
Japan’s film, television, music and idol cultures, with verified reporting and attention to the relationships between performers, fans and a changing industry.
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Japan’s Jazz Kissaten: Where Listening Comes First
Records, coffee and the people who keep a room’s musical memory alive: explore Japan’s jazz kissaten through Eagle, Masako and Chigusa. -
How Japanese City Pop Found a New Audience
An old recording can arrive in your life as something entirely new. City pop offers a way into Japanese music through voices, grooves and the people who keep passing songs along. -
Oshikatsu: Why Japan Turns Fandom Into a Way of Life
Explore Japan’s culture of oshikatsu—how supporting an “oshi” becomes part of everyday life, identity, friendship, and emotional survival.
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