A completely new idol project "STATION IDOL LATCH!" in which the characters of station staff at each station on the Yamanote Line play an active role as idols after business hours, will start with the supervision and cooperation of East Japan Railway Company. Recently, the teaser video of the project has been lifted with the participation of gorgeous voice actors such as Kensho Ono, Atsushi Tamaru, and Nobunaga Shimazaki. Listening to all these amazing voice actors take their turns to sing, can be as exciting as playing at Casino Free roulette in japanese.

Japanese industrial giant Hitachi is pulling the plug on construction of a nuclear power plant in Britain.

Hitachi says its board of directors decided on Wednesday to withdraw from the project on the island of Anglesey in Wales.

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The crossover between gearheads and gamers is growing every day. Professional race car drivers develop their chops digitally before ever stepping foot onto certain tracks thanks to racing simulators like iRacing. Entertainers like T-Pain are simultaneously diving into both automotive and gaming ventures. We even see the overlap firsthand on our very own livestreams, where car enthusiasts of all ages from around the world join us to talk about not only their favorite cars, but also their favorite racing and driving games. Because of all the hype, we wanted to create a place on Autoblog to talk about the gaming news of the week, and how it might relate to the automotive world (and for any parents out there, we'll try to help you make sense of some of the madness.) Enter: Autoblog's Gaming Roundup. Let's dive in. 

Microsoft is set to release Project xCloud on Android devices next month, but the good news is that if you can’t wait to try it out, you’ll be very pleased to learn that Microsoft has actually released the beta version of the service today where if you’re interested, you’ll actually be able to take it for a spin ahead of the public launch.

It should be noted that since this is a beta, Microsoft does warn that there could be some quirks with the service, but for the most part it should still be largely playable. Also, instead of offering over 100 titles, the beta will only give gamers access to about 30 of the launch times, but that should still be more than enough to tide you over until the service goes live for everyone.

Japan's railway operator is concerned that the planned opening of a super-fast magnetically levitated train system may be delayed due to a dispute with a local government.

Central Japan Railway, or JR Tokai, is planning to launch the next-generation railway service between Tokyo and Nagoya in 2027. It will later be extended to Osaka.

Ikimonogakari's Yoshioka Kiyoe has launched a YouTube channel for her new project called 'Yoshioka Kiyoe no Mainichi ga Douyoubi ~Kazoku de Utaou!~'.

Through the project, Yoshioka plans to introduce nursery rhymes and others songs she sang as a child. The first song revealed is "Koinobori" sung by Yoshioka accompanied by eji on the piano. Shirokuma Nanami was in charge of the illustration.

A video starring Sexy Zone's Nakajima Kento has been uploaded onto Johnny's & Associates' official YouTube channel.

This video was uploaded as a part of the agency's project 'Johnny's Smile Up! Project' to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. In the video, Nakajima warms up a pot of curry, which he says will be his meal for four days to decrease the amount of trips to the grocery store. At the end, the arranges his plate of curry with nori (seaweed), pineapples, carrots, and raisins to make a "smiley curry." 

Isuzu’s D-Max GO2 pickup truck is a special project meant to showcase how easily a regular D-Max can be turned into an extreme off-roader.

Johnny's & Associates have opened Twitter and Instagram accounts for their project 'Johnny's Smile Up! Project.' 

This project was launched to support disaster-stricken areas from the heavy rain and flooding in summer of 2018. As a result of the spreading of the new coronavirus, Johnny's & Associates have been carrying out various awareness activities. All activities from here on out will be held as a part of the 'Smile Up! Project.'

GARNET CROW have announced that they will launch a 20th debut anniversary project.

Former Kalafina member Hikaru will be releasing her first major debut single "Altern-ate-" under her solo project H-el-ical// on May 20. 

"Altern-ate-" has been picked up as the opening theme for TV anime 'Gleipnir' beginning in April. You can check out 2 promotional videos for "Altern-ate-" below. 

It's been announced that ANGERME member Oota Haruka will be going on hiatus.

Reportedly, Oota violated a Hello! Project rule and admitted to doing so. Up Front Agency decided to "give her some time to reflect and think about what she has done with the awareness that she is a member [of Hello! Project and ANGERME]." They added, "As her agency, we are taking this case very seriously and plan to coach her from the basics."

m-flo have resumed their "loves" project after 12 years. As the first part of this project, they will digitally release a new song titled "tell me tell me" on March 6.

m-flo's "loves" project is a project in which the group collaborates with various artists. From 2004 to 2008, they have collaborated with a total of 41 artists. 

Miyamoto Karin has announced her graduation from Juice=Juice and Hello! Project.

Miyamoto made the announcement on YouTube's 'Hello! Project Station.' After graduation, she plans to continue singing and dancing as a soloist while doing DIY projects and interior design. In order to prepare for her solo work, she decided to graduate from both Juice=Juice and Hello! Project. "By challenging myself to new things, I hope to expand my imagination and sensitivity in order to create my own worldview and utilize that in my performances," she commented.