This Billboard Japan interview explores how getting closer to fans overseas shifted their mindset in some ways and left other ...

Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” returns to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Dec. 24.

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaking at a meeting with anime director Mamoru Oshii, TV personality Demon Kakka and music producer Tetsuya Komuro to discuss developing the content industry, ...

This feature presents short reviews of standout releases from 2025, each personally selected by members of the OTOTOY ...

The global value of music copyright (both recordings and compositions) reached a new all-time high of $47.2 billion in 2024.

The Niigata region in Japan is expected to approve the restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant on Monday, December ...

Yamamoto is under contract through 2035 and will earn $12 million in 2026. He has two opt-out clauses, the first of which ...

This New Year, binge new OTT releases such as 'Haq', 'Follow My Voice', 'After the Quake', 'Your Turn to Kill' and more on Netflix, Prime Video and ZEE5.

Sony is shelling out serious cash to secure a bigger piece of pop culture history. The company has reached a deal to take ...

Arguments about history are proliferating as the postwar order led by the United States crumbles. By Katrin Bennhold I’m the host of The World. In September, China held a military parade to ...

H//PE Princess Finalizes Seven-Member Lineup for 2026 Korea-Japan Debut Selected by global fans, the group aims to become top ...

The No. 1 Song of the Year on the Japan Hot 100 is Mrs. GREEN APPLE's "Lilac." By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan has unveiled its 2025 year-end charts, tracking the period from Nov. 25, 2024, to Nov.