From high-energy performances to cultural immersion, the two-day LA event highlights the artists and trends driving Japan’s ...

The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ceremony, the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place in May in Kyoto. Embodying the theme of “Connecting the world, illuminating the future of music ...

If you like girl bands, you sure won’t resist these most popular Japanese girl bands that we got listed for you! Japanese music is slowly but steady finding its audience outside Japan in the last ...

Earlier this month, the 2025 year-end NICONICO VOCALOID SONGS chart was revealed. The list tallies the top 20 surging Vocaloid tracks on Japan's video-sharing platform Niconico Douga by applying ...

Imagine a music landscape dominated by just one individual—an all-powerful Svengali who, for more than 45 years, has held a virtual monopoly on male pop groups, producing a world-record-holding 289 No ...

When you think of streaming music, the first two companies you probably think of are Apple and Spotify. With good reason: Apple, already a music-tech titan, announced its entry in the space with much ...

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN: The inaugural edition of MAJ hailed as the “Japanese Grammy Awards”—marked a groundbreaking moment in the nation’s music history. Jointly launched by five major Japanese music ...

Several years ago, a Lutheran theologian and former Japanese newspaper correspondent uncovered an unusual phenomenon in Japan. In one of the most secular countries in the world, many people were avid ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

TOKYO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Japanese music enthusiasts, loyal to CDs long after the rest of the world went online, have begun reaching for the eject button and switching to streaming services as artists ...

Amazon.com Inc. said a shift by Japanese fans from compact discs to streaming is picking up speed, opening the door for its Prime brand in the world’s second-biggest market for music. Physical media - ...