The Japanese guitarist and improviser has collaborated with Haruomi Hosono and Nels Cline. His new album collects 10 years’ worth of shape-shifting dream-pop and minimalist jazz. Every song on ...

“Japanese-influenced listening bars” may be the latest, greatest trend in US bar culture, but their high-end sound systems and even more highfalutin aesthetic draw from a much more humble ...

Often, they are inspired by a racing dad or older brother, but eye-catching Japanese rookie star Ai Ogura had an unusual inspiration: his big sister, Karen. “Well, my sister started earlier than me.