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CULTURE / Music
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
The two-day music festival showcases Japan's growing and diversifying hip-hop scene through local acts such as Awich and Jumadiba.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Japanese MCs jump in on the Kendrick Lamar-Drake rap beef — and pick a favorite
The way artists here have joined the feud between two of rap's biggest names says more about hip-hop beefs in Japan than you realize.
CULTURE / Music / OUR PLANET
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
Hiroto Nagai has sonified polar climate data, resulting in a string quartet piece that he thinks can get people to care more about what the data expresses.
CULTURE / Music
May 2, 2024
Renowned pianist Fuzjko Hemming dies at 92
Born in Berlin to a Swedish architect father and a Japanese pianist mother, Hemming began learning the piano from her mother at the age of 5.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Apr 26, 2024
Avril Lavigne walked so today's influencer tourists could Mario Kart
By Patrick St. Michel
Ten years ago, the pop star’s ‘Hello Kitty’ video drew outrage from the West, but she wouldn’t be the last visitor to use Tokyo as a backdrop for content.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 25, 2024
Serani Poji’s retro Shibuya-kei sounds find viral fame
By Patrick St. Michel
The video game-related pop project gets a second life after online listeners rediscover chipper cuts from a 2002 album.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 19, 2024
Japanese acts seize Coachella's spotlight — and this ain't your typical J-pop
By Patrick St. Michel
Yoasobi, Awich and Atarashii Gakko! shine at the California festival, proving just how much J-pop has made strides in reaching international audiences.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 17, 2024
A White House dinner, a slot at Coachella — Yoasobi is having a great week
By Patrick St. Michel
J-pop's Ikura and Ayase say they had to cut their hair and learn English for a string of stateside engagements.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 12, 2024
A brief history of J-pop stars meeting U.S. presidents
By Patrick St. Michel
Yoasobi's presence at the White House state dinner catapults the duo to a new strata. It also says a lot about what sound currently rules Japanese music.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 12, 2024
Four up-and-coming music acts to start spring off right
By Patrick St. Michel
Give your algorithms a nudge to put you in the mood for warmer weather with acts such as valknee, Uilou, Cho Co Pa Co Cho Co Quin Quin and kinoue64.

The language of opportunity: Bilingual education is on the rise in Japan
Holes poked in Mount Fuji barrier near convenience store, town says
Japanese city recognizes same-sex couple in rare step
Japan lawmakers to create group for government probes into UFOs
Health ministry to collect data on insurance premium payments by foreign residents
The language of opportunity: Bilingual education is on the rise in Japan
Evolving drone and missile threats prompting Tokyo to rethink air defense
‘Megasolar’ is a dirty word in Japan. Where do solar projects go from here?
Japanese robot solves Rubik's Cube in record time

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The language of opportunity: Bilingual education is on the rise in Japan
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