THIS is the moment the newly elected Japanese prime minister played the drums in a surprise performance, before announcing ...

The Japanese kawaii metal band, whose global fame skyrocketed in the early 2010s, is celebrating a major career milestone.

On paper, Babymetal sound absurd: a Japanese trio who fuse their national culture of cute – “kawaii” – with the chainsaw chug of heavy metal. But in the studio and on stage, their “kawaii metal” ...

I try not to form stereotypes about other cultures but... well, there's no denying Japan produces some really, really weird popular culture. Japan's penchant for weirdness was out in full force this ...

Here is the best Japanese rock/metal band from each of the last five decades, as chosen by Ryujin's Ryoji Shinomoto. There are so many incredible acts under the nebulous heavy music umbrella that have ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi played two K-pop songs during a post-summit drum session with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who joked he felt "a little awkward" in front of the former ...

Kawaii Metal: A music genre combining cute J-pop elements with heavy metal instrumentation. Fox God (Kitsune-sama): The mystical entity in BABYMETAL's mythology who guides their destiny. The One: What ...