When it comes to great hard rock and metal scenes around the world, you should never overlook the great music coming out of Japan. The music has been hugely influential and ever evolving and we've ...

Rock band X Japan drummer Yoshiki poses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Jan. 17, 2019, at an event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Short Shorts Film Festival. Four of Japan’s biggest rock stars ...

The Last Rockstars are here. As revealed this week, X Japan bandleader Yoshiki has formed a new supergroup with three other major players from Japan's rock scene. Indeed, they are called The Last ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It has been a wild week for social media gurus, that is for sure. If you have kept up with Twitter ...

Vivacious melodies filled the streets of Yokosuka city for three days as dozens of bands brought their music just outside the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Dulcet vocals, dynamic saxophone solos and ...

“We actually performed the characters’ parts via motion capture, turning our movements into animation,” drummer Akane tells ...

As festival season comes to a shuddering conclusion for another year, we take a moment to look at the highlights of an exciting international music event full of Eastern promise. Fuji Rock, a ...

Beneath the surface of sedate geisha teahouses and hushed shrines, Kyoto is a hotbed for legendary live music — here, Japan's most unique, riotous acts are set free in the city's underground clubs, ...

On a warm, breezy evening in Kyoto, Japan's biggest music stars walked a red carpet, performed their most popular hits and thanked their fans as they took the stage to receive ruby-hued awards. The ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – In June 2017, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame made one of its biggest announcements ever on a global scale. The Cleveland museum was working to create a spinoff in Tokyo, beginning ...

Rock Band: Japan is a cancelled spinoff game in the Rock Band series. The game was intended to feature various songs from Japanese artists, alongside some Western songs. The game was cancelled due to ...