Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

The 71-year-old Japanese guitar hero Masayoshi Takanaka has had a long career that’s stretched across prog, jazz fusion, and the hybrid genre known as city pop. He’s collaborated with Santana and Roxy ...

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Japanese garage rock has been rumbling away for a few decades, but now it’s making enough noise to reach our shores.

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John Splithoff, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and enigmatic musical collaborator has released his highly ...

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Today we get exclusive access to what just might be Japan's coolest and craziest store. A shop focused on finding the most interesting products, both Japanese, and from abroad, and gathering them all ...