One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...

This October, renowned Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino will step on Poland’s Warsaw Philharmonic Hall stage in the 18th Chopin International Piano Competition. Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino performs ...

The KF-20 is an update on the KF-10 designed to showcase a "soft, elegant look with gentle curves". It's available in a new, ...

Reporting from TOKYO — When composer Toshi Ichiyanagi arrived at my hotel near Suntory Hall for tea, he apologized for bringing a bag of his recent CDs, since it would add weight to my luggage. He ...

As Nobuyuki Tsujii finished the last note of Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante by Chopin, the packed audience in Tokyo’s Kioi Hall broke into an emotional applause. Executing each piece ...

Everybody knows the Japanese are giving us a good licking in cars, computers and electronics. But hardly anybody seems aware of the newest threat. The Japanese have gone second-generation with the ...

The second installment of Billboard Japan's series breaking down the trends of MAJ will focus on entries in the Top Global Hit From Japan category. By Billboard Japan The inaugural MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN ...

Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan — Graduation day dawned sunny and beautiful at Toyoma Junior High, and the 47 members of the senior class were in a buoyant mood. Just being at Toyoma Junior High was a day at ...

The people of Japan love New Orleans music and musicians, especially songwriter and performer Huey “Piano” Smith. John Wirt’s extensive biography of Smith certainly gives him his due. Wirt starts from ...