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The quintet from Nagoya ¡ª comprising (from left) Sangen Ron, Junsei Iwai, Musashi, Hayato Komiya and Kion Umemura ¡ª released their debut album ¡°Tomogachi Ga Imashita¡± on June 17.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 27, 2026
Trooper Salute marches to its own beat on dazzling debut album
The quintet¡¯s debut album ¡°Tomogachi Ga Imashita,¡± released on June 17, features an impressive array of styles drawn from the band members¡¯ wide-ranging influences.
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 30, 2025
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years ¡ª and fans can still sing every word
The British rockers¡¯ Tokyo Dome set included such favorites as ¡°Wonderwall,¡± ¡°Live Forever¡± and ¡°Champagne Supernova.¡±
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 27, 2025
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Oasis¡¯ first Japan shows since 2009 drew roughly 110,000 fans to Tokyo Dome over the weekend.
The members of Glay ¡ª (from left) Jiro, Teru, Takuro and Hisashi ¡ª are celebrating 30 years of rocking out as a band.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 12, 2024
Glay celebrates three decades of rock greatness
The band¡¯s 12-month-long Glay Expo takes the idea of a concert tour to the next level for the anniversary of its major label debut.
The members of bed are (from left to right) vocalist Une, guitarist Joneu, bassist Shinji and drummer Shun. ?
CULTURE / Music
Jun 23, 2024
Don¡¯t sleep on bed¡¯s genre-melding mayhem
The band co-runs a rave called Uzu, and an event series at clubasia called ¡°bedroom¡± that features an impressive roster of names from the Japanese music scene.
Inagaki, now 90, says a pivotal trip to the United States in 1969 changed not only his fashion sense from preppy to hippie but also his approach to music.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 27, 2023
Saxophonist Jiro Inagaki¡¯s golden age of jazz rock
¡°WaJazz Legends: Jiro Inagaki¡± highlights the musician¡¯s eclectic oeuvre, which has transformed a sidetrack artist into a pillar of Japanese jazz.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / 2019 in Review
Dec 26, 2019
2019 served as a reminder of the importance of community in music
As music scenes fragmented, the year showed a renewal in community events for alternative music in Japan, with festivals and gigs taking to new venues and battling the weather
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2019
Hothouse Flowers: Enjoying the freedom that comes after the fame
Liam O Maonlai, frontman of Irish rock band Hothouse Flowers, says he feels more freedom now that his band¡¯s commercial peak has passed, and that he can better explore music as a result
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 15, 2019
The Abjects: London-based, but internationally minded
It has been exactly two years since The Abjects, a London-based power pop and garage trio, last toured Japan, and since then the one thing that has been constant is change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 26, 2018
Seiko Oomori: J-pop¡¯s reigning rule-breaker
Pop music often opts for positivity rather than confronting the uncomfortable, but Seiko Oomori has never really adhered to J-pop norms.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 29, 2018
British rockers Reef make a revelatory return
The thriving British music scene of the mid-1990s was awash with techno, Britpop and newer genres like jungle and trip-hop. When Reef burst onto the scene, the group¡¯s heavier style of rock must have felt like an actual oasis to some listeners.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 9, 2018
Rock act Chai has no time for your definition of ¡®cute¡¯
The members of Chai aren¡¯t content with ¡°kawaii.¡± That word ¡ª meaning ¡°cute,¡± but in a kind of pitiable way ¡ª gets tossed around a lot in Japan and by people overseas, who use it to refer to almost anything Japanese.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 7, 2018
Bruce Foxton on breaking up and moving on after The Jam
Bruce Foxton pauses for thought. ¡°How would I describe what I¡¯m doing? I suppose I¡¯m flying the flag for those great songs.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 27, 2018
Rock act Joy Opposites detail infamous low points on ¡®Find Hell¡¯
When was the last time you found yourself ¡°in hell¡°? For Adam Graham, frontman for Japanese rock act Joy Opposites, it was last year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 5, 2018
Hip hop and R&B knocked rock off top genre pedestal in U.S. in 2017
Hip hop and R&B surpassed rock for the first time in 2017 as the biggest music genre in the United States, but British artist Ed Sheeran¡¯s romantic pop album ¡°Divide¡± was the year¡¯s biggest single draw, according to a Nielsen Music report.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 25, 2017
Are Crossfaith rock¡¯s last true believers?
Crossfaith is experiencing an existential rock ¡®n¡¯ roll crisis. It¡¯s not stopping them from partying like rock stars, though.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 2, 2017
Cubans rock to once-censored Beatles at Havana tribute concert feting ¡®Sgt. Pepper¡¯s¡¯ 50th anniversary
Communist-run Cuba, which once frowned upon the Beatles as a decadent Western influence, on Thursday held an open-air covers concert in a Havana park to celebrating 50 years since the release of the band¡¯s landmark album ¡°Sgt. Pepper¡¯s Lonely Hearts Club Band.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2016
Crypt City turns into the alt-rock supergroup we didn¡¯t see coming
Despite what his mammoth bass guitar sound may suggest, rock band Crypt City bassist Kentaro Nakao is comically self-deprecating at times.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 15, 2014
Boowy vocalist Himuro announces plans for a hiatus
Singer Kyosuke Himuro, a veteran from the world of Japanese rock, announced Sunday he¡¯ll be taking a break from stage performances.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2014
Bob Dylan is the latest in a list of legends to visit these shores
Clad in a T-shirt for U.K. punk pioneers The Clash, 16-year-old Kyo Asada probably doesn¡¯t fit most people¡¯s image of a typical Bob Dylan fan. But judging from the crowd lined up outside Tokyo¡¯s Zepp DiverCity on the opening night of his latest Japan tour, Dylan draws a diverse bunch ¡ª not just the...
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
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