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 ...

Here is the best Japanese rock/metal band from each of the last five decades, as chosen by Ryujin's Ryoji Shinomoto. There are so many incredible acts under the nebulous heavy music umbrella that have ...

As a kid, Yoshiki always wondered if he were from somewhere else — like Mars. A misfit child scarred by his father’s suicide, Yoshiki, trained in classical music, grew up to become a David Bowie-like ...

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - British band Kasabian have had three smash-hit albums but the psychedelic rockers still have trouble getting their heads around how big they are in Japan. They performed in ...