Virtual reality is now in the piano business. Specifically, in the business of allowing disabled children to play the piano. A Japanese maker of virtual reality headsets is working with the University ...

Iwaki, Fukushima, Japan — Graduation day dawned sunny and beautiful at Toyoma Junior High, and the 47 members of the senior class were in a buoyant mood. Just being at Toyoma Junior High was a day at ...

Master Piano Artisan Takanori “Terry” Otake gently placed his fingers on a few white piano keys, letting them linger and letting their tone echo through Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium. He ...

Everybody knows the Japanese are giving us a good licking in cars, computers and electronics. But hardly anybody seems aware of the newest threat. The Japanese have gone second-generation with the ...

[UPDATE April 19, 6:10 p.m.] A celebrity auction dedicated to Japan earthquake and tsunami relief had to be shut down after runaway bidding for a crystal piano drove the price to $20 million, an ...

Yoshiki, drummer, pianist and songwriter for legendary Japanese hard rock band X Japan, is auctioning his “crystal” plexi-glass piano, according to a recent press release. The reason? He's raising ...

One night in a Japanese jazz kissa changed music listening for me forever. My love for the jazz piano trio began in the most unique way possible. Every now and then, a listening session turns into ...

Yoshiki, a musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, front man of heavy-metal band X Japan and classical soloist, appeared on stage at the music and technology festival to a rousing reception ...