Last year, I stood shoulder to shoulder with thousands of fans as Okinawan rapper Awich lit up the main stage at Fuji Rock.

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Japan’s summer music festivals survived the pandemic but they now face new threats: extreme heat, a weak yen and aging audiences. Music writer Patrick St. Michel joins us to talk about the ...

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Girl group NewJeans will perform at Countdown Japan, one of Japan's largest year-end music festivals on Dec. 31 as the first K-pop group to take part in the event, its agency ADOR said on Wednesday.

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Members of Waseda University's jazz club march down the Honch during the annual jazz and rock festival in Yokosuka, Japan, on Nov. 4, 2024. (Alex Wilson/Stars and Stripes) ...

For many Japanese Americans of my generation, Obon festivals are a chance for fun memories and also, a little bit of tradition. “We've been coming here since my oldest daughter was four.