LANA interview: Billboard Japan Women in Music

The 22-year-old rapper spoke with Billboard Japan about what it means to work as a woman in the Japanese music industry.

Universities to add interviews to 2027 admissions

Interviews will be added into the admissions process at most Japanese universities starting with the 2027 admissions ...
BroadwayWorld

Interview: Red Carpet Moments with Number_i and Japan’s Global Music Icons the Japanese Grammy’s

MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN : The inaugural edition of MAJ hailed as the “Japanese Grammy Awards”—marked a groundbreaking moment in the nation’s music history. (Click here to read Review: Music Awards Japan, ...
NPR

Former U.S. ambassador to Japan talks about President Trump's visit to the country

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rahm Emanuel, the former U.S. ambassador to Japan, about President Trump's priorities as he meets Japan's new prime minister. Rahm Emanuel has been listening in with us. He ...
IndieWire

Satoko Okudera, the Screenwriter Behind Japan’s 2026 Oscar Entry, Gives Rare Interview on How Her Country’s Industry Is Shifting for Women

The screenwriter behind Japan's 2026 Best International Feature Oscar entry talks to IndieWire for her first interview ever with an English-language outlet. At the close of Shinji Somai’s seminal ...

INTERVIEW: Japan envoy in China vows 'best efforts' to realize leaders' summit at APEC

BEIJING (Kyodo) -- Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi has vowed to make his "best efforts" to arrange a meeting ...