Mr. Sakamoto, whose work with Yellow Magic Orchestra influenced electronic music, composed scores for “The Last Emperor” and “The Revenant.” ...

Mikey IQ Jones selects the essential tracks by pioneering Japanese synth pop outfit Yellow Magic Orchestra.

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.

Yellow Magic Orchestra leader Haruomi Hosono is to play his first UK show in seven years at London’s Southbank Centre.

The Beatles, Kraftwerk and The Velvet Underground all fit this mold, but you may not have heard of the Tokyo-based band Yellow Magic Orchestra, who may be the most influential of them all.

Whilst Kraftwerk's legacy can be heard in Detroit techno and electro, Yellow Magic Orchestra's performance demonstrated how their gentler approach is perhaps the missing link between Brian Eno and ...

MOJO’s pick of the greatest records by Ryuichi Sakamoto and his Yellow Magic Orchestra bandmates.

Big in Japan at the Hollywood Bowl brings together the biggest names in Japanese pop music for a one-of-a-kind concert that spans genres and generations.

Yellow Magic Orchestra was an influential electronic band in the ’70s and ’80s. Today, its frontman Haruomi Hosono is seen as a mentor by up-and-coming musicians around the world.

Under a wash of blue stage lights inside Kyoto’s Rohm Theatre, Haruomi Hosono stood alone. A founding member of influential techno-pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra, he addressed an attentive ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto, one of Japan’s most prominent composers and a founder of the influential Yellow Magic Orchestra techno-pop band who scored films including “The Last Emperor,” “The ...

With the Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto became a pioneer in electronic music, composing techno pop pieces as well as ambient soundscapes that have been credited with influencing groups like Daft ...