TOKYO — In this city’s chic Roppongi district, a record store known as The Wave is a beacon to the young, announcing its presence in neon letters 10 feet tall. Yesterday, at rush hour, as music blared ...

Japanese multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, record producer and X Japan leader Yoshiki recently performed two back-to-back sold-out shows at New York York City's acclaimed Carnegie Hall on ...

Yoshiki, leader and co-founder of X Japan, unveiled his new project ‘Yoshiki Classical’ at a sold-out performance at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. As the title suggests, this endeavor sees the ...

PROVIDENCE — Classical High School students taking Japanese language and culture classes got a big surprise this spring: an invitation to a free 10-day trip to Japan. They got another surprise last ...

TOKYO — He was celebrated as a prolific musical genius whose compositions appeared in popular video games and the competition routine of a top figure skater in the Sochi Olympics. His deafness won him ...

While many music fans may be familiar with Yoshiki’s musical catalog as the drummer and musical leader for the rock band X Japan that he founded in 1982, not everyone knows of his talents as a ...