Miho Nakayama, a Japanese entertainer known for her contributions to the early J-pop scene in the 1980s and a varied acting career, has died. Big Apple, the agency that represented Nakayama, confirmed ...

A top-selling pop singer as a teenager in the 1980s, she also had an award-winning career as a dramatic actress. By Alex Williams Miho Nakayama, a reigning J-pop star of the 1980s who broke through to ...

No exploration of Japanese music would be complete without a dive into the world of J-Pop. Short for Japanese popular music, J-Pop is hard to define. It encompasses a wide breadth of genres and ...

Japanese city pop, this retro-futuristic musical genre born in the late 1970s, continues to fascinate music lovers and curious listeners far beyond Japan. Characterized by its optimistic sounds ...