Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this photo released by Casio Computer Co., Hiroko Okuda holds, at its headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2022, the Casio MT-40 ...

When Japan was first introduced to reggae music there was something about the music and the lifestyle that really spoke to people - particularly in this Japanese city. Japan's initial fascination with ...

In 2001, longtime hardcore reggae fan Hidetsugo Haji faced a dilemma. He wanted to be a part of the “real thing,” but he lived in Japan, which lacked some basic pieces: a ghetto, for example, and the ...

Hopeton Harris never imagined he’d be a reggae music apostle in Japan. Like many expats who end up staying longer than expected (ahem!), Harris was a willing victim of happenstance. “I got asked to ...

IN terms of music sales, the Japanese pale in comparison to the bigger United States and British markets. When it comes to soaking up Jamaican culture, Japan is right up there. Kengo Fukai and his ...

Jamaica competes directly with Hawaii, Guam, and Thailand for Japanese tourists. With a bit of reggae, great food, and an all-inclusive resort concept new to Japanese visitors, this is a new chapter ...

If there is ever a Reggae Hall of Fame, Hiroko Okuda at Casio Computer Co. would be a fitting nominee for a monumental contribution she unknowingly made to the popular Jamaican musical genre. Casio ...

A musical revolution in Jamaica has a connection with a bouncy rhythm from a portable electronic keyboard that’s the brainchild of a Japanese woman. The pattern that resonates in the 1985 reggae hit ...