Pokémon became a hot topic three weeks ago when Nintendo revealed the first details about their new edition, and it seems the information flow doesn’t stop as just a couple of hours ago Nintendo shared a new trailer and updated the Pokémon Sun and Moon website. What new details have they released this time? Info of both Legendary Pokémon, characters in the story, Pokédex’s new design and more! Trailer, images and full details, as always, just after the jump!

This week, Arashi topped the Oricon single chart with “I seek / Daylight”, selling 48,420 copies in its second week.

Nogizaka46 topped the Oricon album chart with their new album “Sorezore no Isu”, selling 274,873 copies in its first week.

Just shy of two weeks ago, electronic rock band FOLKS started a countdown set to end on June 1st which would culminate in an important announcement for the band.  Now that the day has finally arrived, FOLKS has revealed that they will be parting ways with their major label and establishing their own imprint, aptly titled FOLKS RECORD.

In a heartfelt message to their fans, the band describes their search for a sound that meets their ideals and their changing view on making music for both themselves and others, all of which ultimately led to the decision to create their own label.  In order to commemorate the start of this second era of the band, the members have also published the audio for their new track “Chroma Key Donut” to Soundcloud.

Read on below to take a listen to this new song and keep an eye out for more FOLKS-related music news in the future.

It has been confirmed that in early August, various artists from the current Japanese music scene will be paying their respects to legendary bands “Soul Flower Union” and “Newest Model” in the form of a tribute album. Some of the most exciting names to be taking part in the album, entitled simply “Soul Flower Union and Newest Model 2016 Tribute” include Seiko Oomori, Spitz and Charan-Po-Rantan. Read more after the gap!

Hello, Arama! Japan readers and welcome to this week’s installment of #1 Song Review! Last week saw Hey! Say! JUMP defeat Walkure. This week, we have 2 newcomers facing off. Find out what various staff members thought of the songs that topped the physical and digital charts this week and share your thoughts on them too!

“The Girl who Leapt Through Time” is a highly popular science fiction novel written by Yasutaka Tsutsui and first published in 1967.  In almost 50 years of its history, it has been adapted to the big and small screen many times, a movies, anime and TV series. The 2016 version will be a drama series aired from July in NTV. Yuina Kuroshima will take on the main role of a high-schooler jumping in time. She will be accompanied on screen by Sexy Zone‘s Fuma Kikuchi.

Hello, ARAMA Japan readers! As we have announced last month, the Featured Artist corner is back and the readers have to look forward to it every month. For June, the featured artist is a rock unit whose rising popularity shouldn’t be missed: OLDCODEX. There are probably anime enthusiasts who are familiar to the said duo. For those who aren’t, details which people need to know about them will be tackled. Check out the next few sections of this article!

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Back in April, YOSA released his album, “Orion.” Later this month, he’ll release a 7 inch single for one of the album’s tracks, “Navy.” The song features rap group JABBA DA HUTT FOOTBALL CLUB. The single also features his song with NOPPAL from “Orion”, “Spresh.”

YOSA has now released a music video for “Navy.” The clip has a lazy, summer feel, featuring a group of young people enjoying the warm season in a laid back fashion. The video goes along well with the nostalgic feel of the song. The video can be seen after the jump!

On May 28, YOSA released a 7 inch single for “Yoake Mae”, his collaboration with ZOMBIE-CHANG and SALU. The record features the original version of the song, plus a remix by Shinichi Osawa. Check out a preview of it after the jump!