The song "Flying Get," by the all-girl idol group AKB48, won the top honor in the 53rd Japan Record Awards on Friday night, the first time that AKB48 has received the award. The award marks the end of ...

A woman looks at the pictures of AKB48 members at AKB48 cafe and shop at Akihabara district in Tokyo, Monday, May 26, 2014. Two members of the all-female Japanese pop group AKB48 and one staffer have ...

With 48 full-status performers plus a roster of “trainee” junior members who are periodically rotated into the main group, AKB48 is essentially the immortal hydra of the idol industry, but soon it’s ...

TOKYO (AFP) - Two members of Japanese girl group AKB48 were hospitalised after being attacked by a man wielding a saw at one of the band's regular meet-the-fans events, police said on Monday. Rina ...

AKB48, one of Japan’s most popular girl groups, has released a new single written in part by artificial intelligence after it won the fan vote in a televised contest. The single, titled “Omoide Scroll ...