Nearly two years ago, a single photograph of a young wannabe idol appeared online. It ignited a fire among idol otaku so large that it reached the mainstream press in Japan in the same day. The ...

Before making headlines when she was elected as councillor in the Shibuya Ward Assembly, Yuki Hashimoto -- 橋本ゆき (originally 橋本侑樹) -- was affiliated with Japanese idol agency Alice Project, where she ...

With his win, Hashimoto delivered on his pledge to follow in the footsteps of his idol, Kohei Uchimura. By Ken Belson TOKYO — Daiki Hashimoto is just 19, but he is already Japan’s leading men’s ...

It's Christmas Eve and we are going to go celebrate being young and being alive.