It's been revealed that Ayaka's new song "Nijiiro" has been chosen as the theme song for the upcoming NHK morning drama 'Hanako to Anne' starring Yoshitaka Yuriko. 
Morning Musume'14's "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa / Kimi no Kawari wa Iyashinai / What is LOVE?" will be released in 6 different types: Limited Edition A, B, C, D and Regular Edition A, B. 
The name for the Chinese version of the all-electric Nissan Leaf has a real touchy-feely vibe to it, if you can get past the snickering. The Japanese automaker and its Chinese collaborator, Dongfeng, will sell the EV as part of the partnership's Venucia advanced-powertrain sub-brand. The companies used the recent Guangzhou Auto Show to announce that the model will be called the "Morning Wind". 
NHK has announced that their next morning drama that will air starting on September 29 in 2014, will be entitled "Massan." 
Perhaps one of the most highly anticipated features in Polyphony's upcoming installment of the Gran Turismo franchise is its track creator. 
Morning Musume leader Michishige Sayumi (24) appeared at a commemorative sales event in Tokyo for her pictorial book "Blue Rose" (Wani Books, ¥3150.) 
It was announced that idol group Morning Musume would sing the official support song for the Japanese national team at the 'Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics'. 
Friday morning practice sessions for all three classes have been cancelled ahead of the AirAsia Grand Prix of Japan, with low visibility due to thick fog at Twin Ring Motegi. 
Morning Musume's Michishige Sayumi became the member with the longest tenure in the group's history. 
Yoshitaka Yuriko and other cast members of NHK's morning drama for 2014 "Hanako to Anne" made appearances at the press conference.
On September 14th, Morning Musume held their 16th anniversary event 'Watashitachi ga, Ima no Morning Musume desu. 17-nen mo, Saa, Ikouka.' at Bellesalle Shibuya Garden. 
Morning Musume held a release event for their new single "Wagamama Ki no Mama Ai no Joke / Ai no Gundan" at Lazona Kawasaki. The girls excited the crowd of 6,000 fans with 7 songs.
Idol group Morning Musume's 54th single "Wagamama Ki no mama Ai no Joke/Ai no Gundan" (released on August 28) sold 144,000 copies during the first week, taking the No.1 spot on Oricon's weekly single ranking.
Morning Musume leader Michishige Sayumi (24) appeared at the unveiling event in Tokyo for the online game "Dragon Nest"s collaboration sweets with patisserie chain "Ginza Cozy Corner".