People | 20 QUESTIONS Oct 25, 2020
Nahid Yoshinari: 'I love to involve the audience in the music'
by Louise George Kittaka
An announcer and translator at NHK, Nahid Yoshinari is happy to share her Persian culture with people in Japan.
Culture Oct 25, 2020
Japan sees musical instruments flying off shelves amid pandemic
Social distancing and staying at home has led people to take up playing things such as the guitar or the ukulele.
Music Oct 20, 2020
BTS fans have a new way to show their love: buying shares
by Yoojung Lee and Heejin Kim
In the music industry, fans are everything. But when it comes to K-pop, that adage holds more true than ever.
Music Oct 19, 2020
The musician was known for a series of improvised performances at scenic spots around the world.
National Oct 12, 2020
Kyohei Tsutsumi, a veteran composer of popular Japanese songs that impacted the country's music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, has died of aspiration pneumonia, sources close to the matter said Monday. He was 80. Tsutsumi, whose real name was Eikichi Watanabe, died Wednesday at ...
Music Oct 7, 2020
Eddie Van Halen, virtuoso of the rock guitar, dies at 65
by Jim Farber
Van Halen's razzle-dazzle guitar-playing made him the most influential guitarist of his generation.
National / Crime & Legal Sep 22, 2020
Former pop star Tatsuya Yamaguchi arrested for drunken driving
Tatsuya Yamaguchi, a former member of all-male pop idol group Tokio, has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, it was learned Tuesday. Yamaguchi, 48, is suspected of driving a motorcycle under the influence of alcohol, investigative sources said. He was arrested in Tokyo's Nerima ...
National / Crime & Legal Aug 3, 2020
Singer Noriyuki Makihara given suspended term for drug possession
In handing down the ruling, the Tokyo District Court said the possession was a "malign crime reflecting his lack of hesitation toward illegal drugs."
Entertainment News Jul 31, 2020
Pop singer Rina Sawayama 'not British enough' for U.K. music awards
The Japanese singer resides in the U.K. and says she considers herself British.
National Jul 28, 2020
Artists suspending performances amid the novel coronavirus epidemic will have the chance to teach aspiring professionals and beginners.
Entertainment News Jul 23, 2020
Tomoya Nagase to leave Tokio in March, bringing Japan boy band's founding five to three
Tomoya Nagase will leave the all-male pop group Tokio in March, its talent agency said Wednesday, marking the departure of yet another member of its original group of five. The 41-year-old is leaving to "work behind-the-scenes to create a new type of job from scratch," ...
World / Politics Jul 5, 2020
Twitter explodes after Kanye West says he’s running for U.S. president
Kanye West says he’s running for president. It’s not clear if the musician is serious, or if this is a publicity stunt for himself or a project unrelated to the presidency. West’s Saturday night Twitter post instantly went viral, with more than 100,000 retweets within ...