A behind-the-scenes look at the band's routine, plus a vulnerable and enlightening conversation with singer Taka Moriuchi ...

There are plenty of Twin Cities underground rock fans who missed maniacal noise-punk duo the Birthday Suits ... noisy (but not necessarily louder) all-Japanese-American quintet Sweet J.A.P ...

according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Sugahara and her band, Second Lady, play a mix of pop punk and grunge-style rock that perfectly complements the vibe of late-night Dotonbori.

A professor of art at the University of Minnesota since 2003, he is as inspired by the Japanese tea ceremony ... background was in skateboarding and punk rock, and I could relate to that.” ...

Okai, who hails from Kyoto, is what Food & Wine Editor in Chief Nilou Motamed describes as a “rock ... in Japan working for a family catering company after the breakup of an erstwhile punk ...

Just when you thought it was “so last summer,” the iconic punk rock/emo and hardcore scene ... America and touring Australia, Colombia, Japan and the UK since their first show in October ...

It was a welcome return to Nottingham for Shonen Knife and their brand of punk rock / rock- and-roll rockabilly, with a ...