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 ...
NHK wants to make it mandatory for households to report whether they have a TV
The broadcaster has also requested that it be allowed to ask for the names of residents at homes from which reports have not been submitted.
U.S. TV news networks aim for credibility, not speed, on election night
Some top U.S. television news executives see a cautionary tale in a notorious November evening two decades ago.
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 media’s role in helping Suga become Japan’s prime minister
A funny thing happened between the day Shinzo Abe said he was stepping down as Japan's prime minister and the day Yoshihide Suga was elected the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Abe's presumptive successor. Prior to Abe's Aug. 28 announcement, ...
Competing interests of labor unions laid bare at TV Asahi
When a company's workforce contains both journalists and news program workers, conflict can arise.
'Bachelor Japan' contestant Maria Hamasaki dies in suspected suicide
Maria Hamasaki, a 23-year-old contestant on “The Bachelor Japan” reality show, died in a suspected suicide earlier this week, sources close to the matter say.
Exporting Japanese culture abroad in the guise of a TV drama
"Hanzawa Naoki 2" borrows from traditional kabuki stagecraft to heighten the show's dramatic effect.
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 ...
Mother of 'Terrace House' star Hana Kimura files ethics complaint over death
The mother of Hana Kimura, a cast member of Fuji Television's popular reality show "Terrace House," filed a complaint with a broadcast ethics watchdog Wednesday alleging a human rights violation over her daughter's death in May following cyberbullying. "Terrace House" came under heavy criticism and ...
