X Japan has signed a three-year manufacturing and distribution contract with EMI Music. EMI will distribute “Jade” as the group’s first American single release on March 15. The
The Sankei Sports newspaper reports that three scripts from legendary filmmaker Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) have recently been rediscovered. All three date from the director’s early career, before he
The néojaponisme blog has published an interesting article examining the diminishing traditional trend of Japanese consumers paying premium prices for “premium” goods and price fixing in the Japanese
X Japan co-founder and leader Yoshiki has as special message for American fans: The official North American X Japan webpage has now launched as well. I’ll see you
Pink Lady, the legendary pop music duo of Mitsuyo “Mie” Nemoto and Keiko “Kei” Masuda that topped the Japanese charts from 1976 to 1981 and got immortalized in
Tenga, the world famous Japanese manufacturer of male masturbation aids, has formally announced plans to sponsor a hip-hop music performance group named “Tengal 6.” I’m not saying that
While countless English speaking anime & manga otaku are struggling to learn Japanese, the Wall Street Journal reports that Japan’s largest online retailer, Rakuten, considers English the necessity
X Japan has formally announced plans for its first North American concert tour, to start October 1st. Plans call for stops in more than ten cities including Los
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that an increasing percentage of Japanese teen moviegoers prefer Hollywood movies dubbed in Japanese instead of subtitled. Reportedly, Hollywood films targeted at older viewers,
X Japan band leader Yoshiki announced last Friday that the entire X Japan rock group will be moving to Los Angeles. Yoshiki has already been living in Southern
Yahoo! News has published an incisive article examining the progressive breakdown of consumer confidence and market lead of major Japanese corporations due to a number of factors including
Japan Airlines has filed for bankruptcy protection in one of the biggest corporate failures in Japanese history. Asia’s biggest airline reported last October that it faced 1.5 trillion
