Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 27-year-old man who lured a woman out to meet him by falsely claiming to have concert tickets for sale in order to rob her.

On September 22, Narumi Adachi allegedly met the woman (43) on the street after he posted an advertisement online in which he falsely claimed to be selling tickets to idol group Kinki Kids, consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates.

It has been announced that actress Honoka Rin has been removed from her regular appearances on NHK edutainment show “R no Housoku” after being caught drinking underage.

And last week, she pulled out of stage play “Luna Rossa,” scheduled to start on Oct 13, citing “various reasons“.

The “various reasons“?

It seems this news is coming to light following a report from gossip tabloid Shuukan Bunshun earlier this week revealing Honoka Rin (19) and notorious career ruiner Kawatani Enon (27) are the industry’s latest couple.

It has been announced that Hello!Project groups Morning Musume ’16 and °C-ute will both be releasing new triple A-side singles next month.

°C-ute’s single titled “Singing ~Ano Koro no You ni~ / Ai wa Maru de Seidenki / Mugen Climax” will be released on November 2nd and is their 30th major label single overall. This is their first new music release since announcing their plans to disband on June 2017. “Mugen Climax” in particular has fans very excited, the lyrics penned by Seiko Oomori will apparently have references to former °C-ute members Megumi Murakami, Kanna Arihara, and Erika Umeda.

Morning Musume ’16’s single is titled “Sou Janai / Sexy Cat no Enzetsu / Mukidashi de Mukiatte”. It will be released in six versions (three standard, three CD+DVD). This is Morning Musume ’16’s first new release without 9th generation member Kanon Suzuki, who graduated on May 31st. The single will hit store shelves on November 23rd.

A radio rip preview of “Sou Janai” can be heard below.

This week on Recochoku, Seiko Matsuda topped the chart with her new single, “Bara no You ni Saite Sakura no You ni Chitte.”

RADWIMPS topped the iTunes chart with the movie version of “Zen Zen Zense”, for the seventh non-consecutive week.

Popular youtuber Kumamiki has been chronicling Harajuku fashion trends through out the decades in her series ‘Evolution of the Harajuku Fashion‘ on her youtube channel. Yesterday she uploaded the last video in the series, ‘Neo-Street Makeup & I love Harajuku‘. In the Neo-Street portion, Kumanmiki gives a demo on how to apply make-up to gain the desired look associated with the fashion movement. Not only does she lists the products you need, she also gives the brand names of the items that she is using. Closing up the video she talks about the project and how Harajuku is a place where people can express their individuality. She highlights that it’s not about the brand names that people wear, but how a person carries the look and transports you into their world.

This has been a busy year for veteran singer/songwriter Keisuke Kuwata, and it looks like it’s only going to get busier moving into the final stretch.  Kuwata will be streeting two releases in the month of November:  a brand new single and a special Live DVD/Blu-ray.

The single, titled “Kimi e no Tegami”, will hit store shelves on November 23rd in three versions:  a Regular CD only edition, an Analog edition, and a Limited variant which will include an autograph from Kuwata himself (printed with the song’s lyrics), an original stamp sticker, and an application to take part in a live-viewing of his upcoming New Year’s Eve concert.  The lead track has been selected as the theme song for film “Kin Medal Otoko” and is described as an acoustic rock ballad intended to encourage people to continue striving towards their dreams.

A week later on November 30th, he will be releasing “THE ROOTS ~Idai Naru Kayoukyoku ni Kansha~”, which will compile footage from WOWOW’s 25th anniversary program of the same name.  The event featured Kuwata performing covers of 18 classic songs arranged to faithfully honor their original forms, as well as the big band rendition of his own hit “Tokyo” and a new song titled “Itazura Sarete”.

Below you’ll find the cover and complete track list for Kuwata’s upcoming Live DVD/Blu-ray, as well as previews of both “Itazura Sarete” and “Kimi e no Tegami”.

This week’s guests were SEKAI NO OWARI and AAA.

SEKAI NO OWARI – Hey Ho

AAA – Namida no nai Sekai

Former Morning Musume member Sayumi Michishige has sent idol fans into a frenzy after publishing a new entry on her blog. Sayumi graduated from Morning Musume and Hello!Project in November 2014 following the completion of their autumn concert tour. Sayumi previously announced that after graduating she would take a temporary hiatus from all activities.

No further details were given, and once graduating it seemed like she had disappeared and left no trace behind. This all changed today after a new entry on her blog was published. Minutes after the entry was posted Sayumi instantly shot up to the #1 twitter trends in Japan with various prominent news outlets covering the story. A return to entertainment activities was not mentioned in the entry, but choosing to return to social media still has fans more than excited that they’ll potentially at least be getting regular updates from her again.

Sayumi wrote a very long, heartfelt entry that is sure to touch the heart of any fan who reads it. Check it out below.