https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/japan-entertainment/ The latest Flip News stories on japan-entertainment. en-GB Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:22:09 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/hirata-runa-japanese-child-idol-dies-8/ https://flipnews.co.uk/celebrity/hirata-runa-japanese-child-idol-dies-8/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hirata Runa, an eight-year-old trainee member of the Nagoya-based girls' idol group DIANNA Project, died on September 25 of myocarditis resulting from influenza, her agency confirmed, just five days after her final concert performance. Maya Lindqvist hirata-runa j-pop japan-entertainment People