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MASAHARU FUKUYAMA

A third-party probe into the Fuji TV scandal had reported about a dinner hosted by an executive attended by ¡°a powerful male cast member,¡± since revealed to be singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media
Aug 19, 2025
Masaharu Fukuyama admits to attending Fuji TV dinner
The singer-actor said he was the ¡°powerful male cast member¡± referenced by a third-party panel investigating the broadcaster, but denied involvement in any harassment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 31, 2018
¡®Manhunt¡¯: Action maestro John Woo drops the baton
¡®Manhunt¡¯ has got the white doves, gratuitous slo-mo and operatic gunplay that fans of Woo¡¯s earlier films would expect, but the whole thing is as slackly executed as an ¡®Expendables¡¯ movie.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 20, 2017
Surefire formulas failed Japanese cinema in 2017
In a quarter-century of reporting on the Japanese film industry, I¡¯ve yet to find one optimist about its future.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 6, 2017
¡®The Third Murder¡¯: Director Hirokazu Koreeda triumphs with a trial drama that keeps the focus on character
Murder mysteries are popular film and television fodder in Japan, but most revolve around puzzle plots that hold as much real-world probability as the cases of Sherlock Holmes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 21, 2016
A new wave of Japanese filmmakers matches the old
Nearly two decades after the Japanese New Wave of the 1990s, the directors who led it, including Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Hirokazu Koreeda and Naomi Kawase, are still the local industry¡¯s most prominent faces abroad. But this year a new generation of filmmakers has finally started to make itself heard, with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 21, 2016
¡®Scoop!¡¯: Read all about it here
Japanese weekly scandal magazines are pond scum, are they not? Dishing up grainy paparazzi photos of the famous and powerful, accompanied by wink-wink stories about improprieties and crimes ¡ª alleged or exposed ¡ª they appeal to the lowest common denominator, with their only raison d¡¯etre being sales...
CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2016
Kaela Kimura¡¯s ¡®Butterfly¡¯ voted the most popular wedding song in 2016
Pop singer Kaela Kimura¡¯s ¡°Butterfly¡± has topped Oricon¡¯s top 10 list of the most popular wedding songs of 2016.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 28, 2015
Remembering men we loved (and one we ¡®lost¡¯) in 2015
2015 was the year the Nihon danji (Japanese male) came through for us.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 3, 2015
It¡¯s time for us to get to know a ¡®Bondo-san¡¯
With industry speculation about the latest 007 vehicle, ¡°Spectre,¡± being the last round for Daniel Craig, it¡¯s a good time to rethink the whole James Bond persona. Does he have to be white? Does he have to wear those bespoke suits? Does he really need to have a British accent? Well, the accent might...
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

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