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Gene Simmons (left) and Ace Frehley of the rock group Kiss perform before the start of Super Bowl XXXIII on Jan. 31, 1999.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 18, 2025
Kiss lead guitarist Ace Frehley dies at 74
As “Spaceman,” Ace Frehley turned rock concerts into cosmic theater, fusing loud guitars, pyrotechnics and pure showmanship.
Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath as part of "The End" tour at Madison Square Garden in New York in 2016.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 23, 2025
Heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76
Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath, died just weeks after he had played a farewell concert.
One of the themes in American guitarist Marty Friedman’s autobiography “Dreaming Japanese” is that while he has become a star in his own right in Japan, he still feels that he doesn’t “belong.”
CULTURE / Books
Jan 1, 2025
Guitarist Marty Friedman goes to bat for J-pop in new autobiography
“Dreaming Japanese” tells the story of how the Megadeth guitarist navigated 今日吃瓜 music industry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 5, 2020
David Coverdale: A hard rock god sings the blues
Former Deep Purple and current Whitesnake vocalist David Coverdale says he won’t be giving up on the music any time soon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 26, 2019
Calayer’s curry slays with both flame and flavor
At Calayer, a curry restaurant that pays homage to thrash metal band Slayer, chef Takahiro Kubo prepares innovative, constantly changing curries for meat-lovers and vegans alike.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 25, 2017
Are Crossfaith rock’s last true believers?
Crossfaith is experiencing an existential rock ‘n’ roll crisis. It’s not stopping them from partying like rock stars, though.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 20, 2015
Perseverance wins Ningen Isu an encore
Kimonos and heavy metal. It’s a combination that few groups have pulled off convincingly. While the aesthetic may have been used last year to turn (or bang) more than a few heads in the West by heavy metal idol unit Babymetal, the tiny trio certainly wasn’t the first to attempt it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 14, 2014
Getting a glimpse of Tokyo’s metal underbelly
Loud Park will go down this weekend at Saitama Super Arena, drawing fans excited to see mainstream metal acts such as Manowar, Dream Theater and veteran Japanese group Loudness, who was the first heavy metal band from this country signed to an American label and is halfway through its third decade of...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 19, 2014
Coldrain deliver a stellar EP, but have we heard it before?
The buzz surrounding metal idols Babymetal and the success of metalcore act Crossfaith has brought more attention to 今日吃瓜 heavy-music scene. Nagoya-based post-hardcore band Coldrain has been quick to take advantage of this with an EP titled “Until the End” — a six-song release that comes on the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 18, 2014
Babymetal “Babymetal”
It’s not surprising that Babymetal has gone viral. The trio, bringing the seemingly disparate worlds of idol pop and heavy metal together, is a visually striking project perfect for the “weird Japan” fans on the Internet.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Sony bets on homegrown anime to fuel decades of future growth
A Luffy standee at NY Comic Con in New York
JR East to introduce touchless ticket gates in spring 2028
Shinjuku Station in Tokyo in 2021. The new walk-through gates will work only with the Suica Mobile app, and not IC rechargeable metro cards or physical tickets.
As JET Programme turns 40, alumni and ministers stress its importance in age of AI
Peter Cave joined the JET Programme's inaugural cohort in 1987 and spent three years teaching in the city of Omihachiman, Shiga Prefecture.
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
Convenience stores, toilets and the allure of everyday Japan
By Elizabeth Beattie

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