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A new documentary film titled “Fanatic” explores the world of K-pop fandom. Can it also teach us something about the fans of J-pop stars?

May 15, 2021 Young people these days. Always causing trouble, right? Well, that seems to be the tone some politicians are taking, including Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who hinted as much ahead of the third state of emergency. “We want to appeal especially to the young people,” she said. “If young people would please stay in their homes, engage in studying and other activities inside their homes, things will turn out better.” What would young Tokyoites get up to if they weren’t a...

Dec 12, 2020 In the early morning hours of Nov. 16, a 46-year-old man allegedly struck a 64-year-old woman sitting in a Tokyo bus shelter in the head with a bag of rocks, killing her. On Nov. 21, the man, accompanied by his mother, turned himself in to the police, who charged him with inflicting a fatal injury. The man said his intent was not to kill the woman, but rather to cause pain so that she would leave the bus shelter, where she often spent the night. The woman, identified as Mi...