INI's "Present" soars to No. 1. on this week's Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart dated Nov. 26, halting Kenshi Yonezu's ...

Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as English language ones even though they are sung in different tones and scales. Patrick Savage at Keio University in Japan and his colleagues analysed the ...

Universal Music Japan's president & CEO has been included in Billboard's Global Power Players list for five straight years.

The details and entries for all 62 categories in the inaugural Music Awards Japan, set for May 21 and 22 in Kyoto, have been announced. Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO) has been named the Symbol of Music ...

The chances are fairly good that you have never heard of Japan Nite. Never mind the fact that this SxSW showcase has been going on for 15 years; the odds are you won’t recognize any of the bands that ...

The fourth installment of Billboard Japan's series exploring the trends and characteristics of MAJ will focus on the Best Vocaloid Culture Song entries. By Billboard Japan The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS ...

“Who are these guys, anyway?” a photographer standing next to me asks, firing his camera like a machine gun. In front of us, assembled on a small platform, is a five-piece band, glammed-out with ...

The Japanese hard rock band, which has sold over 30 million albums in its home country, will debut a stateside English-language album this summer. By Erik Pedersen The band that takes “big in Japan” ...

Reporting from TOKYO — When composer Toshi Ichiyanagi arrived at my hotel near Suntory Hall for tea, he apologized for bringing a bag of his recent CDs, since it would add weight to my luggage. He ...