Up-and-coming actor Kentaro Ito was arrested Thursday for allegedly driving away after hitting a motorbike with his car in Tokyo the previous day, police said. The 23-year-old has admitted to the allegation, the police said, quoting him as saying, "It is true that I left ...
Popular actress Suzu Hirose has been infected with the novel coronavirus without experiencing any symptoms so far, her agency said Tuesday. Actress Suzu Hirose has tested positive for the new coronavirus. | KYODO Hirose, 22, tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday after taking a PCR test ...
The case is the first involving deepfake pornography videos handled by police in Japan.
Award-winning actress Yuko Takeuchi dies in apparent suicide
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has launched an investigation. No suicide note has been found.
Former pop star Tatsuya Yamaguchi arrested for drunken driving
Tatsuya Yamaguchi, a former member of all-male pop idol group Tokio, has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, it was learned Tuesday. Yamaguchi, 48, is suspected of driving a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol, investigative sources said. He was arrested in Tokyo's Nerima ...
Actor Yusuke Iseya admits to possessing cannabis, police say
During a search, the police allegedly found four bags containing 20.3 grams of cannabis in a desk drawer with a street value of around ¥120,000.
Yusuke Iseya, a popular Japanese actor and half-brother of the late designer Kansai Yamamoto, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of possessing drugs at his home in Tokyo, police said.
Longtime talent agency Ishihara International Productions Inc., established by late movie star and singer Yujiro Ishihara, will call it quits in January, it was learned Friday. The agency, better known as Ishihara Promotion, produced many hit police dramas, including "Seibu Keisatsu" ("Western Police"), got its ...
Three generations of Bollywood's Bachchan family hit by COVID-19
Revered Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's daughter-in-law and granddaughter have joined him and his son in testing positive for COVID-19, the family said on Sunday, in one of the highest-profile cases of the pandemic sweeping India. From hospital with his father in Mumbai, Amitabh Bachchan's son ...
In a rare move, entertainers air criticism of Japan's response to COVID-19 crisis
Members of the show business industry usually avoid anything smacking of politics so as not to jeopardize employment opportunities.
Celebs lead protest tweets over Abe's push to extend prosecutors' terms
Concerns over favoritism for PM-friendly prosecutors at a time when people think the government should be focusing on the coronavirus pandemic.
Drama star Kumiko Okae, host of 'Hanamaru Market,' dies from coronavirus at 63
Actress Kumiko Okae died from pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus at a hospital on Thursday. She was 63. Okae, whose real name was Kumiko Owada, developed a fever on April 3 and was rushed to the hospital in Tokyo three days later after her ...
