I f Japanese politics had a soundtrack, it would long have been quiet, calm, ambient music. But with the selection of Takaichi Sanae as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party ( LDP) on October ...

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” ...

Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — a Thatcher-inspired conservative with heavy metal tastes and a passion ...

Gustavo Dudamel and the L.A. Phil are making a farewell tour to Tokyo, where the acoustical seeds of Walt Disney Concert Hall ...

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 ...

Sanae Takaichi is the first woman chosen to serve as Japan's prime minister. She favors a strong military, a strong economy — ...

Last month, before she was elected Prime Minister, Takaichi appeared on Babymetal's Metal Radio, a Tokyo FM show hosted by ...

Babymetal first made a splash in the United States because the internet. Who on earth, wondered intrepid explorers of “kawaii” culture, the Japanese word for all things cute and joy-sparking, were ...

If Japanese politics had a soundtrack, it would long have been quiet, calm ambient music. But with the selection of Takaichi Sanae as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on October 4th ...

Babymetal first made a splash in the United States because the internet. Who on earth, wondered intrepid explorers of “kawaii” culture, the Japanese word for all things cute and joy-sparking, were ...