All 5 Singles Released by AKB48 This Year are the Top 5 Singles in Yearly Oricon Charts, with All 3 Singles of SKE48 This Year in Top 10, All 4 Singles of NMB48 This Year in Top 20, and All 3 Singles of Nogizaka46 This Year in Top 30

http://forum.nihongogo.com/topic/14479-oricon-2012-single-ranking-akb48-domination

http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/special/2012/musicrank1220/index01.html#topphoto (in Japanese)

FRIDAY 2013 1/11 Issue

FRIDAY 2013 1/11 Issue

Kodansha

Release: December 21, 2012

NMB48 Team M's Ayawa Hikame to Graduate

http://forum.nihongogo.com/topic/14467-news-nm48-team-m-hikawa-ayame-nm48-rs-sato-sorai-to-graduate/

AKB Paparazzi Zenkoku Tour 2012 Koshiki Okkake Book Vol.2 (Bessatsu Shukan Josei)

AKB Paparazzi Zenkoku Tour 2012 Koshiki Okkake Book Vol.2 (Bessatsu Shukan Josei)

Shufu to Seikatsusha

Release: January 4, 2013

AKB48+Me Official Zettai! Kami Guide (Famitsu no Koryakubon)

AKB48+Me Official Zettai! Kami Guide (Famitsu no Koryakubon)

Famitsu

Release: December 21, 2012

Tomomi Kasai Announced Her Graduation

http://www.everyday48.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=122&p=110532#p110531