Music

Do you know the songs? "Heavy Rotation," "Gingham Check," "Ponytail to Shushu" .... Even if you don't, you're likely aware of the sales model that AKB48 has exported to the rest of the world.

Industrial JP has embarked on a project to document the sounds of Japanese factories and turn them into music fit for the dancefloor

Nobuyuki Tsujii, a piano who has been blind since birth, talks about his upcoming projects and his friendship with violinist Fumiaki Miura

Singer Misia possesses an astonishing vocal range of five octaves but equally impressive is her humanitarian work abroad. The artist, who asks to go by her stage name, has been working tirelessly on a wide range of humanitarian causes on the African continent since the ...

Duncan Reid, formerly of British punk group The Boys, brings his latest band to Japan for a series of high-energy live shows

After three decades in the business, Japan's best known ska band is in the midst of a full year of celebrations, including nationwide tours, gigs overseas and an upcoming album

Liam O Maonlai, frontman of Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers, says he feels more freedom now that his band's commercial peak has passed, and that he can better explore music as a result

The pianist returns to solo work for her latest album, "Spectrum," 10 years after her last solo release

British group Hot Chip mark 20th anniversary with new album, "A Bath Full of Ecstasy" and a world tour that includes dates in Osaka, Tokyo and Shizuoka Prefecture

A resident of Japan for 20 years, Carl Stone has established himself in the local electronic music scene, performing with domestic and visiting musicians

Alternative musician Daniel Johnston, once championed by the likes of Kurt Cobain, Pearl Jam and Fugazi, died of natural causes on Sept. 11.