I believe that most of us are familiar with Hachiko(ハチ公) and his heart-warming and emotional story. In case you are not, I will briefly introduce you to the symbol of loyalty, the Akita Inu (Akita dog), Hachiko, also known as Hachi. He was born in 1923, November 10th and lived up to 1935, 8th of…

The Japanese Idol, Maki Goto, former member of the famous Idol Group Morning Musume is now receiving lots of attention in Japan as she was involved in an extramarital affair despite being married for 5 years now. After her affair has become the spotlight of the news, she wrote an apology on her blog, saying…

In order to promote the upcoming movie Bumblebee that centers around one of the Transformers’characters ,Bumblebee, another robot life-size statue showed up outside of Diver City Mall, in Odaiba along the famous 24 m Unicorn Gundam. The movie Bumblebee had its release date last year on 3rd of December in Berlin and December, 21st in…

The Japanese Band One Ok Rock officially announced that they’ll be joining Ed Sheeran in his Divide Tour in April, 2019 as the opening act, the members declaring they are excited to take part in this tour along the English Singer. His album, (÷) / “Divide” had its release date in 2017 and was such…

J-dramas, J-movies, What comes in mind when you think of it? For me, it’s something that makes me relate to the characters somehow. I feel that most of the Japanese movies I’ve seen so far give off a mysterious feeling like Haruki Murakami’s novels, a fantasy world with aspects of real life, that make you…

Ariana Grande’s New tattoo is a hot topic recently and Japanese people are also gossiping about it. Her two Japanese characters 七輪 (ShichiRin) on the palm of her hand had appeared on her Instagram, however instead of spelling out the word “7 rings”, it became “Small BBQ Grill” due to an ink error. Who is…

This Monday, on the Japanese TV Show 月曜から夜ふかし(Getsuyou kara Yofukashi), in the Investigation Section, people sent a request to the staff in order to investigate it further. The request was about an Old Woman that has an unusual pet: a duck. The duck always follows the old woman on the streets of Tokyo and seems…

Japan is now shaken by the news regarding Arashi, the popular J-pop Band that belongs to Johnny’s Entertainment. The Japanese boy band shocked the fans with their announcement made on Sunday about the band taking a break at the end of 2020. In the conference held in Tokyo, the leader of the five member group,…

The 1990s was a great time for music all over the world, and for many people, this decade produced some fantastic songs that hold a lot of fond memories for many adults today. Timeless classics and smash hits alike are now essentials in karaoke bars, and people often find there is a smile on their…

At the beginning of 2019, an incident of a Japanese idol and the actions of her company became a hot topic in Japan, causing an international concern resulting in many people asking for justice to the girl. Let’s find out more about the incident that caused such a commotion not only in Japan, but around…