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Tom Croom takes a selfie as host of Japan-based Maid Cafe chain maidreamin's presentation at Fan Expo Canada 2018. Croom believes anime conventions like Fan Expo will need to rise to new challenges amid the global outbreak of COVID-19.

Anime cons ‘will never be the same’ after the coronavirus

by Roland Kelts

The anime convention season, usually in full swing from March through the end of summer, has been decimated by the spread of the novel coronavirus. Hundreds of events held annually across the globe, from Paris and Seattle to Toronto and Tokyo, most of which attract thousands of guests, are now ca...

Ken Shimura

Popular comedian Ken Shimura first Japanese celebrity to die from COVID-19

Ken Shimura, a veteran slapstick comedian and onetime member of rock ’n’ roll band and comedy group The Drifters, a household name in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s, has died of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus, his agency said Monday. He was 70. Shimura last week became the first Japan...

Single-minded: Nanako Oguchi (center) fought off stiff competition to place second on the second series of “The Bachelor Japan.”

Life after ‘The Bachelor Japan’: The one who got away

by Matthew Hernon

Searching for love on the reality TV series "The Bachelor Japan," a record number of women have already applied for the show's third season, set to stream on Amazon Prime Video later this year. Bosses at the paid subscription service will no doubt be hoping for more of the same regarding viewing ...

Stage fright: Kai struggles to deliver his comedy bit as planned on "Terrace House Tokyo 2019-2020."

Ep. 38 ‘Case of The Costume Incident’

by Tom Hanaway

We at The Japan Times have described “Terrace House” on multiple occasions as the ultimate show to help you unwind after a long day. That's mostly because there's none of the intense, emotionally triggering drama that other reality TV shows tend to rely on. Once in a while, our reverie is inte...