A drummer and singer, he was best known as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, one of Japan’s most successful bands and a major influence on hip-hop, techno and New Wave. Read entire story.
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A drummer and singer, he was best known as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra, one of Japan’s most successful bands and a major influence on hip-hop, techno and New Wave. Read entire story.
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This post-war Japanese sound, primarily sung by ladies in their 50s and 60s, is adapting to seek a younger audience. My besotted daughter is first in lineSince her father is a longtime music journalist and her mother is a musician, it was inevitable that my 10-year-old daughter would … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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The Japanese band that emerged in the late 1960s was known for its rumbling rhythms and ear-shredding feedback — but almost nothing was known about its leader, Takashi Mizutani. Read entire story.
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The British-Japanese pop star’s genre-mashing second album is the product of her hard-won self-knowledge. She talks about reckoning with her Asian identity, forgiving her mother and her determination to be happyI’m not sure exactly what I expected the hyper-glam, gleefully camp indie-popstar … Read entire story.
Source: Music | The Guardian
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UPDATE, 1.55 AM PT, July 8: Japanese broadcaster NHK is reporting former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot while giving a speech. He had been in critical condition for several hours prior but attempts to save him failed. A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of … Read entire story.
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