GSDF band takes part in international military music festival in Moscow
The Ground Self-Defense Force's Central Band performed in the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival at Moscow's Red Square on Friday, becoming the first SDF band to join the event. The GSDF band played music featuring Japanese traditional musical instruments as well as classical and ...
Veteran heavy metal band Loudness cancels U.S. tour after barred by immigration
Pioneering Japanese rock band Loudness gets turned away by U.S. immigration for the first time, forcing it to cancel a tour and fly home.
Rock band at center of terrorist attack kicks off rescheduled tour after Paris carnage
Jesse Hughes, frontman of the U.S. band whose Nov. 13 gig at the Bataclan theater in Paris was stormed by Islamic extremist gunmen who killed 89 people, says "my friends died very beautifully, they died very well, with great courage." The Eagles of Death Metal ...
North Korean pop band formed by Kim Jong Un cancels Beijing concert, leaves for home
An all-female North Korean pop band formed by leader Kim Jong Un abruptly cancelled a Beijing concert on Saturday and headed back home to Pyongyang, Chinese media and the concert venue said. The Moranbong Band was visiting China along with North Korea's State Merited Chorus ...
J-blip: high school girls with 'tuba guns'
Buddhist bash offers up some spiritual relief
Most Japanese people come in contact with Buddhist priests on formal occasions, such as when a family member passes away. But a cross-denominational group of young Buddhist monks is trying to change that — by putting together a unique cultural event involving three Buddhist ...
