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Dance-Vocal Group Atarashii Gakko! Represents a New Generation of Japanese Youth
Dance vocal group Atarashii Gakko! is known for performing in distinctive sailor-style school unifor...
February 2, 2024
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Hitsujibungaku Releases New Album ‘12 hugs’
Alternative rock band Hitsujibungaku recently released its third major-label album, “12 hugs (like b...
January 26, 2024
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Conductor Hirofumi Yoshida Launches Crowdfunding Campaign to Bring Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater Performance to Japan
Hirofumi Yoshida, principal guest conductor at the Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater,...
January 17, 2024
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Musician Yoshiki’s Hollywood Theater Handprints Unveiled
Los Angeles (Jiji Press)—Cemented handprints and footprints of Japanese musician Yoshiki were unveil...
January 10, 2024
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Tomotaka Okamoto Going Strong as ‘Sopranista’
Tomotaka Okamoto, a “sopranista,” has a miraculous singing voice. He can sing in both soprano and me...
January 5, 2024
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Lesser-Known Instruments Strike a Chord Among Music Fans
The piano, guitar and violin are common musical instruments that people learn to play. However, mino...
December 31, 2023
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Vaundy Replicates, Evolves in New Double-Disc Album
With a combined 4.6 billion plays on YouTube and streams, Vaundy is one of the most listened-to arti...
December 22, 2023
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Yukari Miyake Shines as SDF’s ‘First Diva’
Yukari Miyake, a singer in Tokyo’s Maritime Self-Defense Force band, is known as the “Self-Defense F...
December 22, 2023
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Japan’s Harajuku District Strikes Chord with Global Music Brands
Tokyo’s Harajuku district is increasingly in tune with major music brands. U.S. company Fender Musi...
November 26, 2023
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Yoshiki’s Journey through Music; from Japan to U.S, from X Japan to Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — Yoshiki, the leader of rock band X Japan, took his place among about 300 legendary sta...
November 26, 2023
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Hatsune Miku Turns 16; Vocaloid Software Same Age as Fictional Background
Hatsune Miku, the virtual singer who boasts worldwide popularity, has turned 16. The most prominent ...
November 24, 2023
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88-Year-Old Okinawan Jazz Singer Teiko Saito Continues to Enchant Fans; Coming to Tokyo with Grammy Award Winner David Matthews
ISHIGAKI, Okinawa — Teiko Saito, 88, from Okinawa Prefecture started singing in a jazz band soon aft...
November 18, 2023
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2 Japanese Win Prizes in Int’l Sax Competition in Belgium
DINANT, Belgium (Jiji Press) — Japanese saxophonists Wataru Hirai and Kenta Igarashi won prizes in t...
November 12, 2023
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Hiromi Uehara Explores Electric Jazz with New Band; World-Renowned
Internationally renowned jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara has released a new album, “Sonicwonderland,” in ...
October 29, 2023
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Weigle, YNSO Perform Japanese Premiere of Eisler’s Deutsche Sinfonie
In what was one of the most impactful performances of the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra’s (YNSO)...
October 29, 2023
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