Japanese drums or taiko are among the most powerful of all percussive instruments. Used since ancient times to send messages to faraway people and heavenly deities, today they feature in one of ...

The Port of Tokyo welcomed Princess Cruises’ Coral Princess for the first time on Friday, November 1. The ship arrived early ...

The Ishikawa Fair, celebrating Japan's traditional and modern culture, will take place from Friday 8 to Friday... }} ...

With a history dating back centuries in Japan, taiko drums have been used in warfare ... and its professional taiko performance team, Gekko, comprises 15 drummers, including Leung.

Taiko simply means drum in Japanese, and performers use two main types. The first is made from a single, hollowed tree trunk with cow or horsehide nailed over each end. The second uses hide ...

People in Kamloops are invited to celebrate 20 years of Japanese drumming with a special event presented by local group ...

Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas tried their hand at traditional Japanese 'Taiko' drums during an event ... not breaking a smile until the end of the performance. Watch the video below: The ...

UNIQLO lovers in Toronto will be happy to know that the major Japanese clothing brand is opening their newest store at CF ...

The nine performances cover concerts, musicals and dances, as well as creations by young artists supported by the festival's ...

SM City J Mall, the Sy family’s 87th mall in the Philippines, will be officially unveiled just a week before Halloween, a ...

After a brief countdown, the room reverberates with sound and rhythm. Energizing shouts erupt and the vibrations of the drums ...

Popular Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo opened its first San Diego County store on Friday, and it got a huge turnout. Roughly ...