Japanese Digital Minister Taro Kono takes a selfie with his avatar robot in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2022. Editor at Large While the West romanticizes Japan as an arcane futurescape, a neon-swathed land of ...

On May 17, 2023, Dr. Henry Kissinger made a shocking statement during an interview with The Economist (magazine) to mark his ...

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’s Women in Music initiative launched in 2022 to celebrate artists, producers and executives who have made significant contributions to music and inspired other women through their work ...

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, ...

This Billboard Japan interview explores how getting closer to fans overseas shifted their mindset in some ways and left other parts unchanged. By Billboard Japan Billboard Japan released its 2025 year ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2025, Universal Music Japan's president and CEO, Naoshi Fujikura, was chosen for inclusion in Billboard‘s Global Power Players list for a fifth consecutive time, making this his sixth appearance.