AKB48 tournament

AKB48 tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui (L) of the pop idol groups SKE48 and AKB48 reacts after winning a rock-paper-scissors tournament before some 12,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013. She won the right to sing in the center for the AKB48's next single CD song. (Internet use permitted only until a week after release)

AKB48 tournament

AKB48 tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui of the pop idol groups SKE48 and AKB48 holds the trophy after winning a rock-paper-scissors tournament before some 12,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013. She won the right to sing in the center for the AKB48's next single CD song. (Internet use permitted only until a week after release)

AKB48 tournament

AKB48 tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui of the pop idol groups SKE48 and AKB48 holds the trophy after winning a rock-paper-scissors tournament before some 12,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013. She won the right to sing in the center for the AKB48's next single CD song. (Internet use permitted only until a week after release)

Microsoft's Kinect launched in Japan

Microsoft's Kinect launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui (R) and Rena Matsui of the all-girl pop group SKE48 take part in a ceremony at a Yodobashi Camera store in Tokyo's Akihabara district Nov. 20, 2010, for the launch of Microsoft Corp.'s controller-free game system Kinect in Japan.

Microsoft's Kinect launched in Japan

Microsoft's Kinect launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui (R) and Rena Matsui of the all-girl pop group SKE48 take part in a ceremony at a Yodobashi Camera store in Tokyo's Akihabara district Nov. 20, 2010, for the launch of Microsoft Corp.'s controller-free game system Kinect in Japan. (Kyodo)

Nagoya-idol group promotional deal

Nagoya-idol group promotional deal

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura (2nd from R) poses for a photo with Jurina Matsui (3rd from L) and other members of pop idol group SKE48 in Nagoya, central Japan, on Jan. 24, 2019, at a signing ceremony to jointly promote the city's Sakae entertainment district. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo