literally anyone who sings Kimetsu no Yaiba theme song can gain a big popularity. OK, who'll sing the theme song of KNY next season? https://japantoday.com/category/nat...minister-says-bon-odori-dance-not-for-muslims no wonder why 48g isn't expanding to Malaysia tho Malaysia is actually more strategic to create a 48g than India
"The Tokyo metropolitan government on Wednesday adopted legislation recognizing same-sex partnerships, which would extend some rights that apply to married heterosexual couples — but falls short of approving same-sex unions as legal marriages. Tokyo is now the ninth of 47 Japanese prefectures to make the change. The recognition has been very slow to be adopted nationwide, amid very gradual cultural acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Japan and throughout Asia. Japan is the only country in the Group of Seven largest economies not to recognize same-sex marriages. Taiwan is the only Asian nation or territory to legalize them." https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/15/tokyo-same-sex-japan-lgbtq/
Today (2022/6/18) should be the best day of this year for me Both of my favourite idol (JKT48) & vtuber (Kobo Kanaeru from Hololive ID) both released their singles today
J-Melo presenter May J has married actor Shogen-san: https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/202206200000030.html
Congratulations to May J.!!! I record J-Melo every week when it is shown on my local PBS channel (NHK World subchannel).
She came to London for HYPER JAPAN in 2015 and she did a special edition of J-Melo from there which I still have on my old PVR (it's copy-protected so I can't make an MP4 backup). I saw her on stage as part of an NHK World promotion where she performed 'Sparkle' and 'Let It Go', here's a couple of photos I took with the cr*ppy phone I had then: However I've just found a couple of better quality fan-taken videos of the event which has brought back some memories for me: if the video does not show watch the video here if the video does not show watch the video here
A court in Osaka has dismissed a lawsuit that argued Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. The ruling on Monday dealt a setback to LGBTQ rights activists in the only Group of Seven nation that does not allow people of the same gender to marry. Three same-sex couples – two male and one female – had filed the case in the Osaka district court, only the second to be heard on the issue in Japan. The Osaka court ruling conflicts with a decision from a court in Sapporo in March 2021 that ruled that the same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional. The ruling did, however, recognise that the ban infringed on individual dignity and said that “there have not been enough discussions among people in Japan” on the appropriate system to realise benefits for same-sex couples, according to Kyodo. Aljazeera on Apple News.
According to the Dutch Wikipedia several prefectures and cities do extend some minimal recognition for same sex couples, it's mainly the conservative central government that blocks it (of course). btw, seeing this the acceptance is higher than I would have expected for a conservative country as Japan (must add Ipsos poll only 40%) I should add that in the Netherlands not that long ago the only gays shown on TV were the weirdos, just like Japan. Give it 5 to 10 years, it probably will change .... or next year if the US tells their colony to change their ways In other news, 岸本さとこ (Kishimoto Satoko) has been elected as the first female mayor of Suginami, a special ward of Tokyo with over half a million inhabitants. What makes it special is that she lived in Leuven with her Belgian husband and had already bought a return ticket according to her husband when it was announced she had won. https://www.hln.be/leuven/leuvense-...ze-had-zelfs-al-retourticket-geboekt~a14c12a8 (in Dutch, and paywall) btw, I just noticed she shares a Kanji symbol with Miichan
The most popular idol song of 2022 is actually Paripi Koumei theme song I thought same sex marriage had been legalized in Thailand
A 48G sister group or a member who is also into K-Pop will win more fans.. and also lose a few or some fans eventually. fan principles or preferences.. either way or both, it is just the way it is.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was attacked (Shot). https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ked-by-unidentified-man-on-road-in-japan.html
Doorbell ditching. Scourge of American suburbs from the 1970s and 80 has reached Japan. [Video unavailable] Everyone, we have reached the endgame of the world Sent from my SM-T510 using Tapatalk
Gangnam Style is now 10 years old if the video does not show watch the video here Remember when Myao danced to this at Request Hour 2013? We know she was the first KPop fan at 48g Even I guess, if KPop already recruited foreigners, especially from Japan in 2000s, Myao would pick this over joining AKB48 She's graduated from AKB48 but since she's now already 29, is she still good to create a new multinational KPop girl group?
It was 10 years ago when I was on my way home from work and saw this fly poster on a street electrical cabinet: It was the first time I'd even seen anything Kpop-related in London!