Before pioneering Japanese synthpop with Yellow Magic Orchestra, Haruomi Hosono inspired future lo-fi artists with his 1973 homespun solo debut Hosono House.

When the album written to memorialize your mother becomes your calling card, where do you turn for your second act? For Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner, it involved diving deeper into herself to ...

Pianist and composer Satofko Fujii is one of the most original voices in jazz today. For more than 25 years, she has created a unique, personal music that spans many genres, blending jazz, ...