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The three-day event runs April 4-6 and features a dizzying array of vendors, street food offerings, traditional Japanese ...

Hitomitoi will celebrate the release of the new album with shows at Live Osaka and Tokyo, on June 30 and July 3, ...

Paris-headquartered music company Believe has entered into what it calls a “comprehensive partnership” with Teichiku ...

YOASOBI’s appearance that night was part of a concerted effort to push Japanese pop music — J-pop — far beyond the island nation. The March 16 showcase — matsuri ’25: Japanese Music ...

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

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Japanese pop metal band BABYMETAL have signed a global deal with Capitol Records. The deal sees the group become “the first Japanese artist to sign a frontline deal with the label,” the company said ...

Japanese superstar Kenshi Yonezu's sold-out event in Incheon is a prime example of J-pop's rising popularity in South Korea ...

Ado, ATARASHII GAKKO! and YOASOBI graced the stage at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles for matsuri '25: Japanese Music ...