The relatively recent emergence of K-pop as a cultural juggernaut has retrained attention on Japan’s J-pop machine, both of which have dark sides that are starting to garner negative attention.

Hamasaki, known as Ayu to her fans, made her debut in 1998. She is one of the most well known J-pop singers of the early 2000s, inspiring fashion trends and charting with songs such as A (1999 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A girl in a box, with a stunning voice. That is, in essence, the short version of what went down at J-pop singer Ado’s first concert in Singapore. The long version is that the mysterious 22-year ...

The activist director, who has previously spoken out about sexual harassment and the Japanese film industry's over-reliance on manga adaptations, believes the J-pop industry reflects the ...

The activist director, who has previously spoken out about sexual harassment and the Japanese film industry's over-reliance on manga adaptations, believes the J-pop industry reflects the ...

At a tech and startup event in Germany, in the ‘Emirates’ pavilion, a lone Emirati was hurriedly grinding down coffee beans, scooping up just the right amount, and brewing it with all the care ...

Cannes: Anchored by former idol Kyoko Saito, this drama achieves some resonance despite world-building sketchiness in its story of a singer sued for dating. In Fukada’s new film, “Love on ...

The activist director, who has previously spoken out about sexual harassment and the Japanese film industry’s over-reliance on manga adaptations, believes the J-pop industry reflects the ...