One of the first things Emilio Valadez ’18 of San Antonio noticed about hip hop dancers in Tokyo, particularly breakdancers, is that they’re really good. “I saw such great mastery of it during my time ...

Chika Takai moved from Tokyo to Atlanta as a student, later becoming a dancer and DJ for the Atlanta Hawks. When Megan Thee Stallion’s viral 2024 hit “Mamushi” was released, listeners were surprised ...

But inspired by the visual elements of the subculture – breaking, graffiti and streetwear – Japan's youth got hooked in a big way and after the emergence of turntablists came rappers dedicated enough ...

I’m sitting in a club in Shinjuku, Tokyo, sipping distilled snake venom, jet-lagged to the point of hallucination. A statue of Godzilla glares from the corridor outside. I’m in the VIP section of an ...

AWICH is the queen of Japanese Hip-Hop and she is here to put a flag, marking her place in the culture. Awich is beyond dope. She’s a beacon of light from Japan that shines all the way to Hip-Hop’s ...

Last month it was made public that acclaimed Japanese hip hop DJ and producer Nujabes (Jun Seba) had died in February in a car accident at the age of just 36. In memory of the musician and his legacy, ...

YUZAWA, Japan, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Yoshihide Suga, used to suits, a lectern and the trappings of the Japanese government, now finds himself on hip hop T-shirts and bags in his hometown, where the ...

Japanese culture is famous for its attention to detail and jeans are no exception. Japanese denim has a cult following in Europe and America because of its look and feel. Jay-Z, T.I. and Fabolous, ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - When Tsubasa Okitsu was growing up in northern Japan, he was ashamed of his heritage as an Ainu, an indigenous ethnic group that has long suffered discrimination in a country where ...

Earlier this week, Shingo “Shing02” Annen should have been performing at San Francisco’s Great American Music Hall with his band, the Chee-Hoos. For the past seven years, he has led “A Tribute to ...

Meet Jehan, the anime-loving product marketer for a cutting-edge SaaS company. By day, crafting content that breathe life into software; by night, diving into the world of anime. Jehan enjoys all ...