ennichi ’25 Shows Why Japanese Music’s Global Moment Is Only Getting Bigger

From high-energy performances to cultural immersion, the two-day LA event highlights the artists and trends driving Japan’s ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Video Game Music, Manga, Osaka: Japanese Culture in Opening Ceremony Explained

The Opening Ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics featured some of the oldest traditions in Japanese culture, as well as some of the newest. The moving presentation welcomed the Parade of Nations with ...
BroadwayWorld

Interview: Red Carpet Moments with Number_i and Japan’s Global Music Icons the Japanese Grammy’s

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN : The inaugural edition of MAJ hailed as the “Japanese Grammy Awards”—marked a groundbreaking moment in the nation’s music history. (Click here to read Review: Music Awards Japan, ...
Pitchfork

The Endless Life Cycle of Japanese City Pop

Essentially, city pop is Western music that’s been adapted by the Japanese, now coming back to us as a retrospective source of fascination. The head of the internet music label Business Casual once ...