Ryuichi Sakamoto announces live viewing for 2022 piano concert
World renowned Japanese pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto has announced a live-viewing of his solo piano concert “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 2022” on December 11th, 2022…
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“NO MUSIC, NO IDOL?”: Akihabara maid idols meet Tower Records!
About めいどいん！ Maidin! Since they are one of the famous symbols of Akihabara, you may have heard of at-home café. Some of our readers may…
Fashion and manga fans! Learn Japanese with hilarious songs by a popular Japanese band
Have you ever thought “I want to learn Japanese by singing”? I’ll introduce two super hilarious and cool Japanese songs to you and their official…
Keys on music college piano stun Twitter: “I was deeply moved”; “That’s amazing!”
In Japan, as in many countries, learning and playing the piano is still a popular extra-curriculur activity. Some parents even buy toy pianos from the…
Do you love J-pop songs from the ’90s and ’00s? DJ Hello Kitty’s nonstop mix CD has you covered
Today, on March 30th, 2022, avex infinity released a non-stop mix CD “Girls Pop Parade – Happy Mix” featuring 40 hit J-Pop songs from the…
Kuromi makes good on promise to “KUROMIfy the World” with “Greedy Greedy” English version
As some of our readers may recall, on the occasion of her birthday, October 31st, Sanrio’s Kuromi, the self-proclaimed rival of My Melody known as…
Night Tempo releases a guide to City Pop with top 100 City Pop songs
Night Tempo, a Korean music producer and DJ, and one artist behind today’s Japanese City Pop trend making its way around the world, published a…
Japanese harp player performs beautiful covers of video game and anime tunes
Anime and video game soundtracks are filled with classic scores that are beautiful in their own right, but Japanese YouTuber Rion adds an extra layer…
“I can’t stop laughing”: Japanese boy lends his headphones to his cat to hilarious effect
Twitter user なみそ Namiso (@omochi_nam01) shares episodes from her daily life with her three children and cats. A recent set of pictures she took of…
Hit duo YOASOBI teams up with 4 Naoki Prize-winning novelists for new song project
YOASOBI is a popular Japanese music duo known for “turning stories into music”. Their first debut song “Yoruni Kakeru” (Racing into the night) became a…
The world’s largest music venue set to open in Yokohama in 2023
With the world under a multitude of different restrictions right now, the future comes across as an uncertain one for the entertainment industry, but with…
MIYAVI revealed as musician for the opening theme of upcoming anime TRIBE NINE
With his unique fast paced finger-slapping method of playing guitar (a technique usually reserved to bassists), MIYAVI has attracted attention not just in Japan but…
Thumb harp artist beautifully covers themes from Studio Ghibli and Demon Slayer
Japanese YouTuber Misa has attracted quite a following for her tutorial videos covering songs, many of which popular anime themes or top-ranking J-pop hits, that…
Japanese singer and musician Gackt takes indefinite hiatus due to vocal and neurological disorder
The agency for popular Japanese singer, musician, and actor Gackt announced on Wednesday that he would immediately be suspending all activities and going on an…
CITY POP on VINYL 2021 from Sony: Enjoy the greatest city pop hits in this new collection
To celebrate City Pop, the loose but genre-crossing brand of Japanese pop music that grew popular across the globe in the 1970’s-1980’s, Sony Music’s analog…