In 2023, the multi-hyphenate musician Yoshiki made his directorial debut with the documentary Yoshiki: Under the Sky, and ...

When cut together with Japanese pop music, it feels like some lost anime show from the ’90s. The clips are mostly moments from the original trilogy, with some moments from the prequels thrown in ...

The rise of Japanese engineering extended to music too. Roland, the electronic instrument company founded in Osaka in 1972, established itself as a leader in the field.

NPR Music's Daoud Tyler-Ameen and Ann Powers survey the new albums out August 9, ranging from Ravyn Lenae's focused R&B to King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard's scuzzed-up glam-rock and an elegant ...

Lasting from 1989 to 2019, Japan’s Heisei era isn’t a particularly lengthy part of the country’s centuries-long history. It’s hard to overstate how formative the Heisei years were for modern Japanese ...

Noriko Sekiguchi, better known as Poison Girl Friend, is behind some of the most lustrous downtempo, trip-hop, and late-night pop music in post–economic bubble Japan.

Japan wants to export J-pop music to the world. Go inside the strategy to broaden Japanese artist' appeal in the U.S. and other foreign markets.

Miho Nakayama, a Japanese actress and singer who rose to stardom in the 1980s, was found dead in her home Friday.She was 54. "We are deeply sorry to have to suddenly announce this to all the ...