WOWOW

Japanese singer JUJU and composer Seiji Matsutoya will be featured in consecutive monthly specials on the WOWOW channel. The programming includes a broadcast of the final show of JUJU's latest tour and a special live performance featuring Yumi Matsutoya. The coverage highlights the collaboration between the singer and the veteran producer, who has long been associated with Matsutoya's music. Details on broadcast dates were carried in entertainment news listings in Japan.

Japanese broadcaster WOWOW has aired "Hollow Cross" (虚ろな十字架), a four-part 2026 drama adapted from a bestselling novel by a widely renowned author. A viewer review asks what one would do in the characters' place, suggesting the series grapples with questions of crime, punishment and moral responsibility that resonate with audiences discussing it online.

A new review of The Hovering Blade (さまよう刃), WOWOW's 2021 six-episode Japanese crime series adapted from a novel, discusses the show's indecisive protagonist and notes the drama is available on Apple TV+ under its English title. The piece reflects on the moral hesitation at the story's core rather than praising brisk justice.