"I have just posted a bunch of Japanese punk MP3's from bands on the label KON I think a lot of people should check out. They include Indian-Hi (a crazy band from Okinawa), Jack Badra (probably the ...

Off day in Osaka. An old family friend showed us the local lifestyle, mostly consisting of many tiny dishes of meat, noodles, ...

The first episode of Yasuomi Umetsu's Virgin Punk, which is called Clockwork Girl, will open at two theaters in Japan on June 27.

Akira Tsuneoka, founding member of and drummer for Japanese punk band Hi-STANDARD, has passed away. He was 51 years old. The band announced his passing in a statement on Facebook which reads, With ...

Iggy Pop, Bad Religion and three founding members of the Sex Pistols are slated to headline PUNKSPRING when the highly anticipated Japanese music ... the godfather of punk, Iggy Pop, takes top ...

Yuko Mohri thought she knew what the Japanese government wanted from its artists: something conservative and quiet. It certainly wasn’t a renegade punk rocker with a penchant for moldy fruits.