DJ-producer Taku Takahashi was born, raised, and still resides in Japan, but he spent three years in Los Angeles for college. “I’m taking semesters off–for, like, 20 years,” he says with a laugh ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Japan Society’s 2023-2024 Performing Arts Season will culminate with a ...

When Taku Takahashi created the website Otaquest a few years ago, the co-founder of the Japanese hip-hop/electronic group M-Flo and producer known as DJ Taku says the goal was truly simple. “The whole ...

Cocona, a member of the J-pop and R&B group XG, has publicly come out as Assigned Female at Birth (AFAB) transmasculine and ...

'Hip-pop Princess' main producers' judging criteria have been revealed. 'Unpretty Rapstar: Hip-pop Princess' (hereafter 'Hip-pop Princess') is an Mnet-produced Korea-Japan joint hip-hop girl group ...

Hip-hop culture penetrates every aspect of people's lives, from the way they dress and speak to walk and dance. Though mostly associated with music, hip-hop from its inception has always been a ...

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 ...

The World Hip-Hop Dance Championship concluded on Saturday, and six crews walked away with the gold and the cheers of the over 5,000 attendees at the sold-out Mullett Arena in Tempe. For a week, the ...