Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Los Angeles became a crossroads for Japan’s fast-growing global music scene as CEIPA and the TOYOTA GROUP’s “MUSIC WAY PROJECT” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025, Universal Music Japan’s president and CEO, Naoshi Fujikura, was chosen for inclusion in Billboard‘s Global Power Players ...

TOKYO – You hear a heavy strumming of power chords from a guitar just loud enough to ring. On the mic, the singer screams.

The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ceremony, the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place in May in Kyoto. Embodying the theme of "Connecting the world, illuminating the future of music ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laura Sirikul is a L.A.-based reporter covering film/TV and music. Known for his eclectic blending of J-pop, rock, and electronic ...

This week’s Music Ally Country Profile is on Japan, a country which has continued to see revenues climb in 2025 as the second largest domestic recorded music market worldwide. “This […] ...

The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ceremony, the largest music awards in the country, is set to take place in May in Kyoto. Embodying the theme of "Connecting the world, illuminating the future of music ...

The singer shot to the top of the charts in Japan when she was still a teenager. Now, the 22-year-old, who has never revealed her identity, is wrapping up her biggest world tour yet and reflecting on ...

FX’s acclaimed miniseries “Shōgun,” now nearing its halfway point, sports a score quite unlike Maurice Jarre’s music for the 1980 original adaptation. While utilizing authentic Japanese instruments, ...

Japanese boyband One or Eight has made its official launch with the release of “Don’t Tell Nobody” along with an accompanying music video. “Don’t Tell Nobody” is written and produced by OneRepublic’s ...