TOKYO — Shota Matsuda and Atsuko Maeda, the former leader of the megahit AKB48 girl pop group, will star in “Initiation Love,” a romantic drama and mystery. It is based on Kurumi Inui’s 2005 ...

30 Mar – Following the announcement and the overwhelming support that she received, AKB48's Maeda Atsuko spoke more about her feelings at the time when she announced that she would be graduating from ...

20 May – AKB48 producer Akimoto Yasushi has decided when Maeda Atsuko would be graduating from the idol group, although a date has yet to be set. According to Tokyo Hive, Akimoto made the announcement ...

TV reporter Yoko sits with a member of her crew in the breakfast room of Tashkent’s Uzbekistan Hotel. She’s miles away from her native Tokyo turf, on an assignment that shipped her all the way to the ...

Gyomu Renraku. Tanomuzo, Katayama Bucho! in Saitama Super Arena (業務連絡。頼むぞ、片山部長! in さいたまスーパーアリーナ, "Business Contract. I'll Ask, Katayama Director! in Saitama Super Arena") was AKB48's Spring Concert in ...