MIYAZAKI -- Aiming to spread the appeal of Japan's traditional kagura dance performances, the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki has created a "virtual kagura" system offering immersive ...

Forty-one ritual folk dances from around Japan were added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity List in 2022. The Kuta Hanagasa Dance is performed in a rural community in the very ...

“Learning their skills is fascinating.” The school is one of many that have popped up around Japan and emphasize dance moves and music from South Korea. On one evening in mid ...

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru turned 68 on Tuesday and received a birthday surprise from the official mascot character of ... Expo to dignitaries both from Japan and overseas.

19, the mood of the 36,000 fans filling the stands of Sapporo Dome was exuberant and upbeat, thanks to the catchy "Fox Dance" popularized ... duo had been obscure in Japan until Saori Ogure ...

Yinka Oshitelu is a British-Nigerian hip hop dancer based in Tokyo. She is part of a growing afro hip hop dance scene in Japan’s capital and teaches children at her own dance school. She finds ...