This post-war Japanese sound, primarily sung by ladies in their 50s and 60s, is adapting to seek a younger audience. My besotted daughter is first in line Since her father is a longtime music ...

On Friday night several dozen people crowded into the dim basement of the Museum of the City of New York for a commemoration of one of the more fantastical moments in New York history. This summer ...

A windy night, the whistle of the midnight train, and a bad breakup. Welcome to the world of “enka” (ballads), the music of suffering and lost love, jealousy and loneliness. Unchanging in an ...

Reporting from Tokyo — — Looking back, says the pop singer called Jero, the songs were a soundtrack to his childhood, the strange and sorrowful melodies enjoyed by his Japanese-born grandmother — ...

There are some days that Jero could definitely use a few clones. Ever since the enka singer made his debut in February, his life has been a daily whirlwind of promotional appearances, media interviews ...