J. for Japanese music! This week: seven-piece idol group SWEET STEADY (a sister group to FRUITS ZIPPER); and singer-songwriter Ito Kashitaro, whose online videos led to a major-label debut. [00:16] ...

Join May J. for Japanese music! In the studio this week are three-piece rock band Kaneyorimasaru, who blew up on social media; and former MYTH & ROID vocalist Maeshima Mayu, who now works on anisongs.

The investigation concluded that NHK’s behavior was flawed in terms of governance and that the processes to earmark the spending may have been in violation of the Broadcast Law, according to ...