A song dedicated to PlayStation’s 30th anniversary is topping the charts in Japan. You may recall Sony signed local artist ...

The composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu is at home in free jazz, classical and art pop. Finally touring North America, ...

The details and entries for all 62 categories in the inaugural Music Awards Japan, set for May 21 and 22 in Kyoto, have been ...

Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mariel Fechik, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We ...

With a new album, Michelle Zauner tells NPR she is finally finding balance between all the things she yearns for: her career ...

Travel to the land of the Rising Sun without even booking a flight as the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic presents “Beethoven ...

South Korean broadcaster MBN is tapping into the nostalgia boom with its "Korea-Japan Top Ten Show," launched in May. The program brings together singers from both nations to perform iconic songs ...

With "Japanese music drives the world" as its concept, this project will focus on "human development" and "place development" for those taking on challenges on the global stage in music.

A music video released June 12 by popular Japanese rock band Mrs. Green Apple triggered a storm of protest over its lack of cultural and historical sensitivity and overtones of colonialism.