Fukuyama Masaharu’s 27th single “Kazoku ni Narou yo / fighting pose” ousted AKB48’s “Flying Get” from its record-breaking #1 spot on the charts during the previous week. On the album charts Hamasaki Ayumi reached #1 for the 18th time with her mini-album “FIVE.” Fukuyama’s single sold more than 155,000 copies which not only gave Fukuyama...

KAT-TUN will host a new variety show on NTV tentatively titled “KAT-TUN no Zettai Manetaku Naru TV”. It will be their first the ending of  “Cartoon KAT-TUN” in March 2010. The new show’s theme will have the members of KAT-TUN presenting interesting people that “you will want to be like”. It will also present various...

Summer anime season is fast approaching with what looks to be a great line-up of shows. Some returning friends and a solid group of popular game, manga, and light novel adaptions. Studio GONZO is back for its first anime in 2 years as well as BONES and Production I.G. with highly anticipated shows.  Summaries and...

Click each image above for an audio sample of each seiyuu in action on the remote. Toshiba has released a free android (v2.1+) app as part of their REGZA AppsConnect line that will turn your phone into a TV and DVD/BD Recorder remote and you’ll get 6 of the best anime voice actresses...

Claudia Madobe, Microsoft Japan’s new 2D-spokesperson and personification of the Azure cloud service is here to help IT professionals understand and get started with Azure. Microsoft's Windows Azure much like Amazon’s AWS provides virtual servers with configurable processing power, storage, networking and content delivery capabilities which can be adjusted on-demand to scale during times of...

Arashi announced they will hold charity events at Tokyo Dome on June 24-26 which were originally planned as kick off dates for their nationwide tour. After the Tohoku earthquake in March, they initially considered canceling the concerts but have instead decided to turn the concerts into charity events. The events will have a school theme,...

Former Morning Musume member Ichii Sayaka will be starring in the upcoming film, “Ashita ni Kakeru Ai” (“Love Hung for Tomorrow”)! The film is being made to celebrate the 40th anniversary of friendly relations between Japan and China, and will be a collaborative effort between the two countries. Ichii will play a female designer whose...

Arashi has announced that they will hold charity events at Tokyo Dome on June 24-26. The members were originally planning to kick off their nationwide tour with those dates, but after the Tohoku earthquake in March, they initially considered canceling the concerts. Instead, they decided in April to turn the concerts into these charity events....

Samsung’s new “Central Station Monitor” – C23A750X - is a full HD 23” monitor that does not require any cable in order to be used with your PC. A thumb-sized USB transmitter (held by model in photo) connects your laptop or other computer to the C23A750X monitor. The technology is wirelessly transmitting a USB connection,...

AKB48 and Watarirouka Hashiritai’s Watanabe Mayu (17) took some time before her first photobook (“Mayuyu”) release commemoration event to answer questions from the press. Watanabe’s rear, already said to be her pride, will be featured in the photobook in a two-page spread along with an earnest expression. Looking at her own behind objectively, she noted,...

Tabloid magazine Josei Seven caught actress Kitagawa Keiko on a late-night date with a handsome young man, sparking rumors about a new relationship. At about 11:30 PM, Kitagawa was seen stepping out of a taxi in front of her apartment with a tall, handsome man. After pulling out a key and opening the door, the...

The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) has announced that virtual idol Hatsune Miku will hold a concert “Miku-Fes” at the 2011 Anime Expo convention. This will be the character’s live concert debut in the United States. The show at Anime Expo is based on Miku’s “39’s Giving Day” concert (“39 can be...

Norika Fujiwara, was in a musical mood this week for the launch of her new commercial for Zespri kiwifruit. The ad features the new song “Juice Girl feat. The Samos,” by Anna Tsuchiya, 27. Fujiwara pretended to play a guitar in time with the track for the ad, a first for the actress. “I play...

The latest issue of Young Animal has unveiled details about the “Futari Ecchi” live-action project that was announced last week. There will actually be two adaptations with separate casts, one as a theatrical film and the other as a web drama. “Futari Ecchi” is originally a manga by Katsu Aki about the sexual growth of...

The full radio preview of Morning Musume’s 46th single titled Only You has been released. The release date is set for 6/15. Morning Musume: Only You PV (audio)...

C-ute lives up to their name with their new single “Momoiro Sparkling”, released on May 25th, and the full PV has been revealed on C-ute’s official YouTube channel. Enjoy kawaii c-ute. C-ute–Momoiro Sparkling...