The art of painful Japanese TV interviews Norah Jones is the latest international celebrity forced to sustain the so-called 'interview' technique of Japanese TV personalities No Japanese TV interview is complete without the foreign celebrities ...

Pakuri: The Internet hobby of spotting plagiarism Japanese netizens love nothing more than to point out creative thievery in foreign products and Japanese idol singer videos Compare the Japanese packaging for Obaachan Potapota-yaki sweet sembei ...

Who mattered most Japan 2009 It was a year of political change, economic recession and celebrity scandal. Here are the 16 people that most influenced the last 12 months in Japan off Let's face it: 2009 was a bit of a downer. In a land where ...

Japan's most adorable ceremonial first pitches The internet delivers one over the plate by collecting 37 pictures of Japanese celebrities (and Chewbacca) throwing out the first pitch at Japanese baseball games As one 2-ch commenter notes, "Some of ...

Kohaku Uta Gassen 2009 lineup announced Japan's most beloved New Years' TV tradition has worse and worse ratings every year, but NHK hopes that this year -- number 60 -- will be different Funky Monkey Babys are some manner of hip hop group, which ...

A portrait of the Japanese celebrity as a young woman Ever wondered what your favorite female star looked like before she hit the big time? The internet has collected all their pics for you to see Can you imagine the hours of research it took to ...

Daily Hitlist: Misaki Ito commits entertaiment world cliche After months of denial, the 32-year old actress and model's talent agency finally admits that yes, she was to marry Kyoraku executive Yoshinori Enomoto Good trivia: Misaki Ito's real name is ...

Speaking of plastic surgery... 'Cyzo' names Japanese celebrities The media reports on fugitive Tatsuya Ichihashi's plastic surgery, but 'Cyzo' has to break the code of silence when it comes to the facial reconstruction of Japanese celebrities Here we ...

Daily Hitlist: No jail for Oshio Rocker and actor Manabu Oshio gets a suspended 18-month sentence for drugs Manabu Oshio and his companion took MDMA in an apartment in the Roppongi Hills Residences owned by Peach John CEO Mika Noguchi. Manabu Oshio ...

Erika Sawajiri tops list of 'least favorite woman' Shukan Bunshun polled its female readers and asked them who they disliked. Twenty-three-year-old Erika Sawajiri topped the list Erika Sawajiri in happier days of 2007, when she still had a career in ...