A Japanese comedian is facing criticism for performing in blackface in a widely viewed television show, a move that has outraged many and highlighted the regular appearance of performers in similar ...

Naomi Watanabe is coming to America and Canada. The comedian has set dates for her "From Tokyo" North American tour. This will mark her first fully English-language tour. "The last few years have been ...

Standup comedian and actor, Jo Koy had service members and their families roaring with laughter when he visited them at military bases in Guam and Japan with the USO from Jan. 28 through Feb. 2 in the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A weekly TV show mocking Japanese politicians may seem a far cry from "The Great Dictator," but comedian Hikari Ota says it was watching Charlie Chaplin's masterpieces as a child ...

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Some comedy fans at U.S. military bases in and around Tokyo aren’t laughing after surging demand for tickets to see a popular performer left them empty handed. Jo Koy — real ...

“As a comedian in Japan, you cannot make fun of politicians as people still consider them eraihito or people of great importance. Comedy is therefore reduced to childish gags and is deprived of any ...