NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers survey ... up glam-rock and an elegant solo piano album recorded by Japanese pop star and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto just months before his death ...

On 1993’s “Doomed Love,” her breathy vocals weave between whispers and something more fully sung, a style that harks back to erotic Japanese pop ... late 90s, Sekiguchi released music ...

Shin-ei’s gadget was a harbinger of the ways Japanese technology would help define the sound of Western music. Even as it would eventually influence world-conquering genres like K-pop ...

Quincy Jones Her music, which relied on a dance-heavy sound, catapulted her to fame in the 1980s, making her one of the most beloved J-pop teen stars during its heyday. J-pop (or Japanese pop ...

Wamono Nights officially launched as a vinyl-only DJ night focused on wamono, or vintage Japanese pop music, ranging from jazz and soul to disco or funk. Since its inception, the event has drawn ...

But before Takakura was playing a NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) manager in the early ’90s ... state of Japanese music abroad? What are some trends or other venues that J-pop and other ...