I confess: I’ve never heard a Taylor Swift song. Read more
K-pop is betting that it can reverse its slowing global growth by becoming less Korean. This is a mistake: Without the “K,” the music is plain pop, undistinguishable from — and unable... Read more
Singer Aki Yashiro, the grand dame of Japanese enka ballads who had many big hits during her career spanning five decades, died Dec. 30 of lung disease, her office said. She was 73. Read more
This year, longtime observers of Japanese entertainment witnessed something that once seemed impossible: The talent agency Johnny & Associates confronted its past. Read more
Japanese violinist Koshiro Takeuchi took third place in a prestigious international competition for up-and-coming artists in Paris on Sunday. Read more
Japanese saxophonists Wataru Hirai and Kenta Igarashi won prizes in the eighth International Adolphe Sax Competition held in Dinant, Belgium, through Saturday. Read more
Japanese violinist Kaya Kato Moller's Novo Quartet won first prize Sunday in an international competition for young musicians in Switzerland. Read more
Pianist Yukie Nishimura held a performance Saturday in an area that had been designated as a no-go zone after the March 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima Prefecture. Read more
Japanese singer-songwriter Shinji Tanimura, who is known for hit songs such as “Subaru” that has also made him popular in China, has died at a hospital, his music agency said Mon... Read more
Masqueraders in feather headdresses sparkle in glitter all colors of the rainbow. A truck with booming speakers fills the air with calypso beats, the backing track for laughter and singing v... Read more
