Rap itself is still “a minor musical genre in Japan,” Tsujimoto admitted. “But Japanese people love animation — not only children, but adults as well — so the fact that the film is an anime lowers ...

For decades, Japanese law said children as young as 13 were old enough to consent to sexual activities. The country also only convicted cases of rape that proved the victim tried to fight back. These ...

Chika Takai moved from Tokyo to Atlanta as a student, later becoming a dancer and DJ for the Atlanta Hawks. When Megan Thee Stallion’s viral 2024 hit “Mamushi” was released, listeners were surprised ...

Balancing a large drink and a tray of loaded nachos in one hand, I walk up the steep stairs to my seat at the top level of Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. I hear the music before I see her. A bass-heavy ...

TOKYO — It was a spring Friday night when one of Japan’s best-known television journalists invited Shiori Ito out for a drink. Her internship at a news service in Tokyo was ending, and she had ...

Have you ever watched an anime and seen a character make such an insanely stupid decision you audibly shouted, ‘Well, I wouldn’t do that?’ A brand new, interactive anime movie is letting you take ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Japanese journalist has won the right to damages from a well-known reporter she says raped her. Shiori Ito has become a face of ...

Music has this magical way of not just transcending boundaries, but also connecting hearts across languages and oceans without a single word of explanation needed. So much so that people across ...