Why the Japanese Feel at Home in Jazz? article by Atzko Kohashi, published on July 6, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more In ...

Billboard Japan highlights notable J-pop acts that haven't quite hit the global stage yet, but are making their presence known as trailblazers in their respective genres, from jazz to hip-hop.

New York singer-songwriter Mei Semones mixes jazz, indie rock, bossa nova and more, with lyrics that toggle between Japanese and English By Jonathan Bernstein Jonathan Bernstein ...

5. Anri. Anri is a well-known Japanese singer and a major figure in the City Pop movement. She debuted with her album Cat’s Eye in 1978 but rose to widespread fame with her 1983 album Timely ...

"City pop" referred to the likes of Sugar Babe and Eiichi Ohtaki, artists who scrubbed out the Japanese influences of their predecessors and introduced the sounds of jazz and R&B — genres said ...

Tsukino meanders from jazz to pop, English to Japanese, quieter moments of solitude to blooming moments of passion, executed with considerable artistic prowess. After a dynamic first solo EP, it’s ...

Another Japanese product, the Technics SL-1200 turntable from Panasonic, released in 1972, would become essential to club D.J.s and rap producers for its sturdy build, accurate speed and pitch ...

Ex-Flower Drum bartender Joey Tai and others have opened this tiny bar. Enter via the laneway to find saké, a curated vinyl ...