On March 25, major league baseball player Tanaka Masahiro (30) announced via Twitter that his wife Satoda Mai (34) is pregnant with their second child. Tanaka announced, "It's a personal matter, but I have an announcement for everybody. At this time, we have been blessed with our second child. We are due sometime in June. We are happy to be gaining a new family member and are already looking forward to it. It would make u

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Ariyasu Momoka has launched her official website and fan club.  The name of the fan club is "Smiroom 315" as Ariyasu wishes "to create a space where people can relax and smile." Through the fan club, members can get their hands on exclusive tickets, apply to attend program viewings, interact with other fans, and read Ariyasu and the staff's diary. Source & Image: natalie

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HYDE will release his new album "anti" on June 19. HYDE resumed his solo activities after six years last June, and have released five singles in the past ten months. The anticipated album "anti" will contain a total of 13 songs including his already released singles and songs he has already performed at his lives such as "TWO FACE" and "LION." The album will be released in five different versions: Limited Edition A (CD+Blu-ray), Limited

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Check out the box office charts and trailers of all the new Japanese films of the past weekend below! Japan Box Office Chart – March 23rd/24th 01 (01) Doraemon Movie 39: Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (Weeks: 04) 02 (04) Tonde Saitama (Weeks: 05) 03 (02) Captain Marvel (Weeks: 02) 04 (00) Bumblebee (Weeks: 01) 05 (03) Precure Miracle Universe Movie (Weeks: 02) 06 (05) You Shine in the Moonlit Night (Weeks: 02) 07 (06) Green

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HKT48 will release their 12th single "Ishi" on April 10. "Ishi" will be the last single for member Sashihara Rino, who will be holding her graduation concert on April 29 at Yokohama Stadium. It will be available for purchase in Types A ~ C and a Theater Edition. All types will come with "Dare Yori Te wo Furou" with participation by all members. You can check out more details below the cut!  [TYPE A]CD01. Ishi02. Dare yori Te wo Fu

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Kamenashi Kazuya (KAT-TUN) will release his first solo single "Rain" on May 15. As previously reported, "Rain" will be used as the theme song for Kamenashi and Nikaido Fumi's starring drama 'Strawberry Night Saga' to air on Fuji TV starting April 11. It was written with the theme "a deep love that watches over those who work hard to live despite the struggles and difficulties they face." As one of the coupling tracks, the single will in

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Nogizaka46 member Saito Yuuri has announced her graduation from the group. On March 25, in a blog entry titled "To everyone I love," Saito wrote, "When I turned 25 years old, I started to think about my life more. And when I thought about the group's future, I felt that I've shown all I can to my juniors." While they are still working out the details on her last work, her last handshake event has been determined to be held on May 11 at Port

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This is Tokyohive's regular Drama Prime Time Report that gives you a detailed look at the prime time ratings of the weekly dramas. You can check out the most recent ratings from March 15th to March 21st and an overview of the ratings of the current winter dramas below! Screencaps: Trace === 3/15 – Friday Kioku Sousa (TV Tokyo) Cast: Kitaoji Kinya, Kazama Shunsuke, Kamishiraishi Mone, and more (01) 08.3% – (02) 06.8% – (03)

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Mizuki Nana will release a new single (currently untitled) on July 17. The single's title track will be used as the opening theme for TV anime 'Senki Gesshou Symphogear XV' beginning July. The title and other details will be revealed at a later date.  The schedule for Mizuki's upcoming nationwide tour has also been announced. Titled 'NANA MIZUKI LIVE EXPRESS 2019,' the tour will kick off on July 6 at World Memorial Hall (Hyogo) and wil

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Hey! Say! JUMP and Yamada Ryosuke will release a double A-side single titled "Lucky-Unlucky / Oh! my darling" on May 22. In addition, the group will release a DVD single called "Ai Dake ga Subete -What do you want?-" on May 29. "Lucky-Unlucky" is the theme song to NTV's drama 'Atama ni Kite mo Aho to wa Tatakauna!' starring member Chinen Yuri. Meanwhile, "Oh! my darling" is Yamada Ryosuke's solo song that's currently being used as the CM son

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