The idol phenomenon in Japan, which emerged in the 1970s, spotlights young artists, often teenage girls, who sing and dance for a devoted audience. While this industry may seem glittering, ...

The drugs arrest of Japanese pop idol has sparked a media fury, ... Among young Japanese body art is common, but to older Japanese tattooing is still strongly associated with Yakuza criminal gangs.

Today’s pop idols, Ayumi Hamasaki and Namie Amuro, are in their 30s, while the members of Japan’s most famous “boy band” SMAP are approaching 40.

Amina Du Jean aka Aminyan, Japan's first black idol, and one of the the boldest idols ever, retires with a 'killer' swan song, Seppuku. Will we ever get an encore?

Inside Japanese idol scene in Hong Kong: short skirts, anime costumes, devoted male fans – but it’s not about sex, they say ...