TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Perfume, an all-female Japanese techno-pop group, said Sunday they will take a hiatus in 2026, after gaining popularity in Japan and beyond since their major label debut two decades ...

This file photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2024, shows Japan's techno-pop group Perfume members, from left, Kashiyuka, A-chan and Nocchi. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Perfume, an all-female Japanese ...

FUKUI, Japan — Shrines and temples reflect Japan's two major religions Shinto and Buddhism. Many Japanese practice both. The customs and rituals have been in Japan for hundreds of years. But, in this ...

Set at a strictly monitored Japanese high school at some point in the near future, Neo Sora’s “Happyend” might be a low-key drama about a group of friends as they steel themselves (and each other) ...

Good DJs are deft vibe curators, but the best DJs—including stalwart Japanese techno producer Wata Igarashi—are also gifted storytellers. Now based in Amsterdam, Igarashi creates cerebral sets that ...

Under a wash of blue stage lights inside Kyoto’s Rohm Theatre, Haruomi Hosono stood alone. A founding member of influential techno-pop group Yellow Magic Orchestra, he addressed an attentive audience ...

Dancing? No, we're just kneading udon. Nightclub revelers in Japan have found a cheeky -- and tasty -- way of making fun of Japan's restrictions on dancing in bars and clubs. At Techno-Udon in the ...