Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2025, Universal Music Japan’s president and CEO, Naoshi Fujikura, was chosen for inclusion in Billboard‘s Global Power Players ...

Billboard Japan released its 2025 year-end charts earlier this month, and on the Global Japan Songs Excl. Japan list ranking songs from Japan being listened to in more than 200 countries and regions, ...

The Emmy-winning producer/director took a break from prep on his hit HBO show to discuss the opportunity for Japan to become a more competitive global production hub. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau ...

Planning and smart questions produced an outspoken AP interview with Seiko Noda, Japan’s minister for gender equality and children’s issues, who is a leading contender to be Japan’s first female prime ...

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN : The inaugural edition of MAJ hailed as the “Japanese Grammy Awards”—marked a groundbreaking moment in the nation’s music history. (Click here to read Review: Music Awards Japan, ...

The Harajuku Girls singer claimed she was Japanese on two different occasions during the 32-minute interview with an Asian American reporter Gwen Stefani was infamously inspired by Japanese culture ...

Japan U-17 coach speaks to FIFA about his team's title ambitions at Dominican Republic 2024 and the depth of quality within the country's youth ranks. The wealth of talent in the Japanese youth ranks ...

New Japan women's national team coach sets out his forward-thinking football philosophy in exclusive FIFA interview. Nils Nielsen, the newly appointed manager of the Japanese women’s national team, ...

Jenni Lada: What has it been like preparing for the worldwide launch of Blue Protocol while the Japanese PC version is running? Mike Zadorojny: Preparing for the launch of Blue Protocol in the West ...

The relationship between Japan and South Korea has strengthened in recent years. Since taking office in May 2022, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has dedicated considerable efforts to thawing ...