a New York-based contemporary music organisation that seeks to bring Japanese musical instruments to western Classical Music. They had chosen six well-known contemporary US composers: Victoria Bond, ...

The virus was not the only factor in his decision. An industry group representing retailers of traditional Japanese musical instruments says 14,500 Japanese-made shamisen were sold in the country ...

The instrument has been short in supply since ... when they use headphones," said an official at the Tokyo-based Japan Musical Instruments Association, which comprises about 500 manufacturers ...

As a ferry with decorative taiko drums on its hull eases into the port of Iojima, a tiny island in southwestern Japan, a ...

She has pioneered awareness of the ancient Japanese instruments through her performances in Australia, collaborating with various instruments and musical genres. She will be touring the country as ...