As the internet breaks apart and mutates in hideous new ways at breakneck speed, 2024 reminded netizens of one comforting constant: cat memes — at least that remains the case in Japan, where the ...

Whether they are avatar-utilizing virtual singers, frantic Hatsune-Miku-style Vocaloid producers or genre-bending bands, 122 Japanese artists participating in the three-daylong YouTube Music Weekend ...

U.S. tech firm Google LLC and Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc said Thursday they will launch a shopping service on YouTube that allows viewers to press a button while watching videos ...

In Japan, change tends to move at its own pace — especially when it comes to long-standing institutions. Nowhere is that more visible than in the country’s media landscape. Digital-first platforms are ...