Summer music festivals aim to bring the good times back
For the primary time within the 2020s, Japan’s summer time music competition calendar seems to be regular. Throughout the first...
Johnny’s takes steps toward overdue reckoning with its past
Japanese leisure company Johnny & Associates has drastically modified since founder Johnny Kitagawa died in 2019. This previous weekend, the...
Ryuichi Sakamoto, trailblazing musician and film composer, dead at 71
Ryuichi Sakamoto, an award-winning composer and member of pioneering digital act Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died. He was 71 years...
J-pop vocalist Chara is ready to bloom again
A brand new 12 months means a contemporary begin for most individuals. J-pop artist Chara says she feels equally heading...
Kizuna AI’s departure marked a new era for virtual stars in 2022
The most important signal that the digital YouTuber ecosystem was leveling up in 2022 was the second when a distinguished...
Everything old became new again on streaming platforms in 2022
The nice promise of streaming video companies in Japan was imagined to be a paradigm shift for programming choices. The...
Chuhai Labs takes a democratic approach to running its game studio
Kyoto – Giles Goddard was one of many first Western workers ever to work at Nintendo’s Kyoto headquarters; immediately, his...
Foraging vegetables and fending off roosters: Daily life on Shikoku’s zero-waste frontier
If you wish to maintain family and friends updated in your new life overseas, begin a weblog. After spending her...
Anna Takeuchi discovers the power of positive pop
No one got here out of 2020 feeling significantly cheery, even probably the most upbeat of Japan’s pop acts. For...