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A Japanese rock band has a whole new kind of look, and we don’t mean their fashion choices — at least not exactly. Man with a Mission is the name of the group that performs with wolf masks on. So you ...

Pop culture can be as forbidding as it is inviting, particularly in areas that invite geeky obsession: The more devotion a genre or series or subculture inspires, the easier it is for the uninitiated ...

The group — composed of rock artists Yoshiki, Sugizo, Hyde and Miyavi — is releasing its debut single on Dec. 23. By Patrick St. Michel Contributing Writer TOKYO — A new Japanese rock supergroup ...

ENHYPEN's Jay joins forces with Japanese rock legends GLAY for a groundbreaking collaboration, debuting 'whodunit-GLAY × JAY(ENHYPEN)-' to global acclaim. Jay impresses with his Japanese lyricism and ...

Japan’s annual five-day-long Rock in Japan Fes 2023 took place on August 5, 6, 11, 12, and 13, with a myriad of Japanese music acts both soft and hard. It’s understandable that fans would be excited ...

When Angelina Jolie was casting the role of the Japanese WWII prison commander Mutsuhiro Watanabe for "Unbroken," she wanted an actor who could walk into a huge crowd — like a World War II POW camp — ...

SINGAPORE – Is it haughty to call yourself one of the last rock stars? Perhaps, but samurai guitarist Miyavi embraces the name. The 41-year-old Japanese guitarist and musician, known for his unique ...

Luna Sea is a legendary Japanese rock band that got its start during the visual kei (“visual-style”) movement, Japan’s version of glam rock, before shifting to more of an alternative rock style.

Here are the 10 best Japanese metal albums since 2010, chosen by SiM vocalist MAH. SiM (Silence iz Mine) formed in 2004 and are known for their dynamic mix of metal, reggae and punk, all of which is ...

The venue, which opened in Tokyo in 1972, created a pioneering space for musical experiment. As a record of its wild last days is released, habitués recall how it ‘brought legitimacy to the ...