TW Pop Culture Update: Sonny Chiba Dies, the Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Lives On August 19, the world said goodbye to Shinichi Chiba, Sonny Chiba, Sadaho Maeda and…
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TW Pop Culture Update: Japanese Celebrities Open Up About Mental Health After a number of Japanese celebrities took their lives last year, including Yuko Takeuchi, Haruma Miura,…
TW Pop Culture Update: The Porn-Filled Saga of the “Don Juan” Murder It’s not really unusual for a murder case to involve sex. But how exactly is…
TW Pop Culture Update: Prince Harry Gets Cocky with His New Job Japan is no stranger to acronyms and abbreviations. After all, they are the ones who…
TW Pop Culture Update: Naomi Watanabe Has Had Quite a Month Naomi Watanabe has had a tremendous career. Starting out as a comedian, she rose to…