Taiko is the most popular Asian instrument in America. There are more than a hundred taiko groups across the country, classes for kids and adult beginners, festivals, newsletters, even online stores.

The Consulate General of Japan in Kolkata recently hosted four Japanese musicians and treated the audience of the city to traditional music at the Calcutta School of Music and Netaji Bhawan. We caught ...

Composer Miya Masaoka has started playing the "Laser Koto," a futuristic version of the traditional Japanese stringed instrument, the Koto, that's been around since the 8th century. Masaoka outfitted ...

With San Diego Comic-Con upon us once again, cosplayers across the country are putting the finishing touches on their costumes. And while Disney Princess mash-ups, Star Wars characters, and Deadpool ...

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 76 years ago were commemorated Friday at the Fresno State Peace Garden. Kiyoko Sakamoto, 92, played a 300-year-old Japanese song “Shie Do Ri No Kyo Ku” on ...