TOKYO — Hatsuko Kikuhara, a master of traditional Japanese music who was designated a living national treasure, died of pneumonia Wednesday at the age of 102. “She was a heavyweight,” said Yuichi ...

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 ...

While many point to how lifelike the next blockbuster action title is or how gorgeous an artistic indie darling is when it comes to evaluating a game, these visuals would lose their impact without a ...

VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Hiromitsu Agatsuma, known for his masterful playing of the Tsugaru shamisen, will perform a concert at Valley City State University's Vangstad Auditorium at 7 p.m. April 16. Born ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Jerome White Jr moves like a U.S. rap star and sings like a Japanese crooner. The 26-year-old from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has stormed the charts here with his soulful ...

Three musicians from Japan and New York City will explore the music of Japan, Spain and jazz at St. Lawrence University this week. The Aeolian... Sep 19, 2018 — Three musicians from Japan and New York ...

TOKYO — Singer Harry Belafonte plans to add Japanese folk music to his repertoire of calypso, jazz and spirituals. Belafonte arrived at Tokyo International Airport with his wife and son Sunday for a ...

SINGAPORE and TOKYO, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- blackx, a leader in music-focused investments across Asia, has entered a landmark partnership with Japanese music icon Haruomi Hosono, one of the ...

Steve Gunn heard an interview with Sachiko Kanenobu on the radio. Now she’s preparing to open two of his shows next month. The musicians Steve Gunn and Sachiko Kanenobu, photographed last month in ...