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TOKYO — The president and chairperson of Japanese network Fuji Television ... but denied covering up the case because it involved a big star. Minato said he did not think what happened was ...

One of Japan's biggest boy band stars and best-known television hosts ... AFP was not immediately able to confirm the announcement with Nakai's agency, and the star's website was overwhelmed with ...

FILE - This photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows Masahiro Nakai, one of Japanese pop group SMAP members, posing for a photo during an exclusive interview with Xinhua in Beijing ...

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“Twin Peaks,” the by then canceled ABC series created by David Lynch (who passed away at age 78 last week) and Mark Frost, had become a cultural sensation in Japan. Stranger still, many of ...

Chelsea are reportedly eying up a move for £40m Japan international star Zion Suzuki to replace struggling goalkeeper Robert Sanchez. Sanchez, who is currently Chelsea’s No.1, has made a series ...

Roki Sasaki was introduced to Japanese basketball star Rui Hachimura of the Lakers. The two young stars linked up and chatted as Hachimura taught Sasaki the famous "LA" hand sign. Interestingly ...

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January 22 - The Los Angeles Dodgers officially announced the signing of Japanese right-hander Roki ... Young Award winner Blake Snell and 2024 All-Star Tyler Glasnow. Snell, most recently of ...