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How to Purchase from Universal Music Japan | ZenMarket
Universal Music Japan (UMJ) is the Japanese branch of Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company. UMJ represents many
Shibuya Goes Hardcore in Its Crackdown on Halloween Fun
Last month, Tokyo’s Shibuya City announced that it didn’t want anyone coming to the location’s famous scramble to celebrate Halloween.
Manga Artist Nakajo Hisaya Passes Away at Age 50
Japanese manga artist Nakajo Hisaya (中条比紗也) passed away two weeks ago, announced publisher Hakusensha (白泉社) on its official website today.
Pizza Hut campaigns to become an Osakan ‘konamon’ food
The Kansai region and Osaka in particular are known for many things, some good, some bad, and most of it somewhere
Japan’s GDP Falls to 4th Place Behind Germany: IMF
Japan’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP)–––the broadest measure of economic activity–––will slip from third to fourth in the world on
Japan’s Supreme Court Strikes Down Law Requiring Sterilization for Gender Change
On October 25th, less than a quarter past 15:00 JST (02:00 EDT), Japan’s Supreme Court’s Grand Bench handed a landmark
Japan Will Tasks Prison Inmates to Shuck Scallops – Because China Won’t
Japan relied on China to shuck its scallops for foreign exports. But China’s recent ban on Japanese seafood imports changed
JAL announces int’l fare fuel surcharge for tickets issued between December and January 2024
Japan Airlines (JAL) has requested for approval from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to set the
Five Japanese Horror Films for a Haunted Halloween
October marks the witching season in much of the English-speaking world. Japan, too, has taken on the Halloween spirit of