Japanese hit songs trimming intros, getting to chorus faster, Nara student finds

The length of Japan's hit songs and their intros have grown shorter in recent years, while their choruses are beginning earlier, trending towa ...
The World from PRX

This tap dancer from Japan uses New York City landmarks as her backdrops

Emiko Nakagawa has a unique tap dancing style that blends old techniques with hip-hop and street music. The young Japanese ...
Japan Today

Brain training reduces dementia risk, study says

A simple brain-training exercise could reduce people's risk of developing dementia by 25 percent, a study said, but with outside researchers expressing caution in interpreting the results. There are ...
Beat Magazine

The Music of Studio Ghibli is bringing its original singers and a 17-piece Japanese orchestra to Melbourne

The concert marks the Melbourne debut of the production, which brings together original vocal cast members whose voices appeared in Studio Ghibli’s film soundtracks. Singers Yoshikazu Mera, Sumi ...

What Happens in a Performer’s Brain While Playing Music?

A Steinway Spirio player piano can capture every detail of a performance and reproduce it, keystroke for keystroke. In ...

A charismatic straight talker, Japan’s Takaichi expands her power after huge election win

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's party won a huge election Sunday, taking advantage of her popularity among fans who see the hardline conservative as someone who speaks her mind and can bring ...

Takaichi’s Long Trip From Heavy-Metal Drummer to Japan’s Political Heavyweight

The conservative prime minister bet her seat in a snap election Sunday she hopes will cement her power—and move Japan closer ...

Japan's First Female Trainer To Have Runner In Saudi Cup

Kyoko Maekawa broke new ground last year when becoming the first female to hold a training license in Japan. Just 12 months later, she has her sights set on the world’s richest race with Sunrise ...

Mastering the art of deep listening in Japan

In the warm glow of the country’s jazz cafés, a subculture of vinyl aficionados is cultivating the kind of shared sensory ...
New York Post

How the guts of Japanese frogs could cure colorectal cancer — even better than chemo: study

Could guts save your butt? A new study reports that bacteria found in the intestines of Japanese tree frogs show remarkable promise in treating colorectal cancer. A research team from the Japan ...
University of California

Lighting strongly influences people’s experience while listening to music, a new study suggests

When you go to your next concert or listen to your favorite music on an app, you might first consider the lighting around you. Music is widely known for its ability to arouse, change moods or trigger ...
CNBC

Japanese concerts in China are getting abruptly canceled as tensions simmer

Beijing has increased its pushback against Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments. Concerts with Japanese artists in Beijing have been canceled or postponed, sometimes with little ...