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Man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill member of AKB48 spin-off group

National / Crime & Legal May 21, 2019

Man arrested for allegedly threatening to kill member of AKB48 spin-off group

A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of threatening to kill a member of a sister group of the popular AKB48 girl band, police said. Kazuki Domoto was arrested Monday for threatening Yuka Ogino, a member of NGT48 based in the city of Niigata, by ...

Assaulted member of AKB48 spinoff criticizes results of AKS probe as 'lies'

National Mar 22, 2019

Assaulted member of AKB48 spinoff criticizes results of AKS probe as 'lies'

A member of a sister group of the popular all-girl band AKB48 on Friday criticized the outcome of a probe into an alleged assault against her as "lies" while the group's management company was disclosing the result. Management company AKS said an investigation launched after ...

An idol's fans have the power to make change in Japan

Music | Sound Off Feb 3, 2019

An idol's fans have the power to make change in Japan

by Patrick St. Michel

Being a fan of any entertainer in 2019 can be a challenge, as scandals both old and new make blindly supporting artists an impossible task. That might be doubly true for Japanese idol-pop acts, who inhabit a corner of the country's entertainment industry made ...

#StandUpJapan and other hashtags allow for new voices to be heard

General Jan 17, 2019

#StandUpJapan and other hashtags allow for new voices to be heard

by Alisa Yamasaki

On the morning of Jan. 14, 20-year-old women decked out in brightly colored kimono scrambled to catch trains to take them to ceremonies across the country to mark Coming of Age Day. The day's related ceremonies, targeted at young men and women who have or ...

NGT48 agency removes manager from post over handling of assault on idol group member Maho Yamaguchi

National Jan 15, 2019

NGT48 agency removes manager from post over handling of assault on idol group member Maho Yamaguchi

The operator of popular all-girl band AKB48 and its sister groups said Monday it has removed one of its officials from a key post amid criticism of its handling of an assault against a member of idol group NGT48. The company, AKS, announced the change ...

Outrage erupts online in Japan after assaulted NGT48 pop idol apologizes for 'causing trouble'

National Jan 11, 2019

Outrage erupts online in Japan after assaulted NGT48 pop idol apologizes for 'causing trouble'

by Chisato Tanaka

Idol says the group’s management did not act even after she spoke with them, and asked who would be responsible in “the worst-case scenario.”

National / Media | Japan Pulse Jun 10, 2016

AKB48 spends summer vacation at USJ

by Tom Hanaway

Visitors to USJ will be able to see the AKB girls in the flesh from July 21 through Sept. 4, just in time for summer vacation for students.

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