It only takes seconds of an Ado performance to grasp the hold the Japanese singer has over her adoring fans in the crowd. The 22-year-old singer — who actually refers to herself as an “Utaite,” a ...

A listening bar stems back to music cafes (or ongaku kissa) of the 1920s, where people would listen to jazz records from ...

Billboard Japan spoke with Norihiro Fukuda and Natsuko Kaneko about Bandai Namco Game Music, the music label operated by the ...

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 ...

I wish it was you who smiled saying the snow is pretty~.” A “national winter song” that goes viral in Japan every winter is ...

Twice, a Korean girl group with three Japanese members has seen unparalleled success both domestically and internationally—their influence has led to improved international relations between the two ...

The artists performing will vary from rappers to reggae singers to DJs to pop groups and boy bands, but they will all be there with the same goal of celebrating Japanese culture at the inaugural ...

Qobuz music streaming service is being rolled out in Japan, a market ripe for expansion. Hi-Res music streaming service Qobuz has announced its entry into the Japanese streaming market. Qobuzwas ...

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 ...