Seiji Ozawa, who has died aged 88, was one of the few Japanese musicians to make a significant mark in the Western classical music tradition. He crossed the East-West divide with remarkable ease, ...

TOKYO — He was celebrated as a prolific musical genius whose compositions appeared in popular video games and the competition routine of a top figure skater in the Sochi Olympics. His deafness won him ...

When it comes to classical music, Japan is not the barren wasteland our history books would make her out to be. In fact, the Japanese court music gagaku, perhaps civilized man’s oldest form of ...

The New Japan Philharmonic orchestra plays Chinese composers' works under the baton of Xia Xiaotang, principal conductor of China Philharmonic, at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall on Oct 22.[Photo ...

Billboard Japan spoke with Kobayashi, who shared her current mindset as she continues to advance her career while enjoying major changes in her life. By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan’s Women in ...

Apple Music Classical is now available in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, fulfilling a rollout promise to the regions that Apple made earlier this month. Apple Music Classical ...

TEMECULA — When Yuki Easter takes the seat behind a 6-foot-longstringed instrument that rests on a carved wooden stand, shebecomes one in a line of musicians, stretching back nearly 2,000years, who ...

Apple's classical music streaming service is gearing up to expand to more countries, with users in Japan, China, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan now able to download the app ahead of the launch.

Starting on January 24, Apple Music Classical will be available in China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. Apple made the announcement in an X post today. Japan, China, Korea, Hong ...

A new study looks at differences between the brains of Japanese classical musicians, Western classical musicians and nonmusicians. Researchers investigated specific kinds of neural behavior in ...