Legendary Entertainment, producer of "Dune" and "A Minecraft Movie," formed a partnership with Tokyo-based broadcaster TBS Holdings to develop Japanese stories into global film and TV properties. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/16/companies/tbs-legendary-entertainment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #legendaryentertainment #tbs #japanesetv #television #japanesefilm
Japanese freelance television announcer Hiroshi Kume, known for hosting the popular music show "The Best Ten" and news show "News Station," died of lung cancer on Jan. 1, it was learned Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/13/tv-streaming/hiroshi-kume-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #hiroshikume #japanesetv #tbs #tvasahi #ntv #media #obituary
While going all in on excess, the 76th edition of NHK’s “Kohaku Uta Gassen” reminded viewers why the New Year’s Eve musical bonanza still matters. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/05/music/kohaku-uta-gassen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #music #jpop #japanesetv #newyear #nhk #oshogatsu #kohakuutagassen
For its 65th installment, NHK’s “taiga” period drama leaves the pleasure quarters of Edo behind to shift focus on the right-hand man of one of Japan’s great unifiers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/02/tv-streaming/nhk-brothers-in-arms-taiga-drama/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #japanesetv #nhk
Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate, known for writing scripts for many television drama series in the country, died of acute left-side heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 17. She was 77. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/26/entertainment-news/screenwriter-makiko-uchidate-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #makikouchidate #obituary #japanesetv #sumo
Fights, insults and unexpected sincerity: Netflix Japan’s “Badly in Love” flips the script (and a few desks) on the dating-show formula by centering on delinquent culture. And it works. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/16/tv-streaming/badly-in-love/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #television #japanesetv #netflix #dating #badlyinlove
The neon-lit underworld of Mars populated by multilingual transplants may borrow from cyberpunk and sci-fi tropes, but its take on interplanetary cosmopolitanism merits a watch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/13/tv-streaming/new-japanese-sci-fi-queen-of-mars-nhk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #scifi #nhk #japanesetv
NHK has named as its next president Tatsuhiko Inoue, the first person to be promoted internally to the position in about 18 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/09/companies/nhk-inoue-president-promotion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #nhk #tatsuhikoinoue #japanesetv
Japanese pop star Taichi Kokubun apologized Wednesday for a compliance violation that led to his removal from a Nippon Television Network program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/kokubun-compliance-violation-apology/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #celebrities #ntv #taichikokubun #tokio #japanesetv
For this year’s New Year’s Eve “Kohaku” broadcast, Okinawan rockers Orange Range are back after 19 years, while new-kawaii J-Pop group Fruits Zipper are set to make their debut. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/14/entertainment-news/kohaku2025-masaaki-sakai-j-pop/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #kohakuutagassen #nhk #idols #jpop #japanesetv #newyear #oshogatsu #chanmina
Fuji Media Holdings has announced that Executive Managing Director Michiyo Yasuda resigned over her inappropriate expense claims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/08/companies/fuji-media-director-resigns/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #fujimedia #media #fujitv #japanesetv
The internet has become the main source of daily news in Japan, overtaking commercial television for the first time, a survey by the Japan Press Research Institute has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/12/japan/society/japan-internet-top-news-source/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #internet #media #newspapers #japanesetv #surveys
Japan’s antitrust watchdog has issued new guidelines urging talent agencies to allow artists to transfer or go independent and prevent cases of exploitation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/01/japan/jftc-talent-agencies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ftc #japanesetv #television #idols #celebrities #actors
Broadcaster TBS is trying to remain ahead of the curve and keep fans engaged in track and field as it prepares to air the World Athletics Championships for the 15th time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/11/more-sports/tbs-world-athletics-championships-long-history/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #moresports#worldathleticschampionships #tbs #japanesetv #yujioda #attackontitan #hellokitty
Tokyo District Court on Monday ordered a Chinese man who previously worked for NHK to pay the public entity ¥11 million in compensation for making unscripted remarks during its Chinese-language radio news program. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/02/japan/media/chinese-man-order-nhk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #china #media #nhk #japanesecourts #senkakus #japanesetv #television
Compliance violations and misconduct in Japan’s entertainment industry have long been overlooked, but a recent wave of scandals involving TV personalities may present an opportunity for lasting change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/media/changes-in-tv-industry/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #media #japanesetv #tokio #taichikokubun #ntv #celebrities #fujitv #japanesetv #masahironakai #sexualharassment #corporategovernance #sexcrimes #johnnykitagawa
Male pop-rock group Tokio announced it will be disbanding after more than three decades of activity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/25/entertainment-news/tokio-disband/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #tokio #japanesetv #taichikokubun #celebrities