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TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Ancient Japanese musical instruments have taken on a new shine after one group decided to make theirs out of glass, instead of traditional wood. Drums and flutes play a major ...

This article explores a cultural preservation project in Japan led by members of the Society for the Preservation of the Sound of Traditional Japanese Musical Instruments for the Next Generation. The ...

WagakkiBand is an eight-member hybrid J-pop rock entertainment group that produces songs blending elements from the traditional art of shigin — a form of reciting poetry as a performance — with music ...

They live communally in an old schoolhouse on a nearly forgotten island off the coast of Japan, working for two years for the chance to play drums around the world. If they’re good, they get another ...

Among auto enthusiasts, Yamaha is regarded as one of Japan's "Big Four" motorcycle manufacturers, alongside contemporaries like Honda, Suzuki, and Kawasaki. Of these four companies, Suzuki and Honda ...

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - When activist investor Brian Heywood first met the newly appointed CEO of Japanese musical instruments maker Roland Corp over a year ago, he launched into a passionate ...