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

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 ...

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.

Four festivals held in different parts of central Japan provide glimpses into Japanese music, food, history, and craftsmanship As the 2020 Olympics draw near, tourists around the world are ...

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) ...

Japanese Nu-Metal Band HANABIE. Reflect on Lollapalooza & How International Festivals Led to Their ‘Bucchigiri Tokyo’ EP ...

Japanese Nu-Metal Band HANABIE. Reflect on Lollapalooza & How International Festivals Led to Their ‘Bucchigiri Tokyo’ EP. They spoke with Billboard Japan about their experiences around the ...