The popular music of the late 1950s was dominated by Italian singers from the urban northeast — though you might never guess it with a cursory glance at their names. Besides the uncontested star of ...

What were the top radio hits the year you were born? Do you know what the big summer radio hits were the year you were born? If the answer is no, you can find out on this handy list that’s based on ...

Kaori Sakamoto and U.S. figure skater Ilia Malinin will headline the Olympic season opener at the elite ISU Grand Prix de France in Angers starting Friday, looking to lay the groundwork for gold at ...

The figure skating Grand Prix season started with a surprise when Ami Nakai took the lead ahead of three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto in the women's short program at the Grand Prix de France on ...

Memories of a prison camp in the Arizona desert, a tsunami and a plane crash are stirred by the bittersweet Japanese song Sukiyaki, a huge global hit of the 1960s. Originally released in Japan with ...

Photo by Clarence Davis, NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images In the early 1990s, there wasn’t a better model of hip-hop’s success than the rap group N.W.A. Founded by Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and Eazy-E ...

Seiichi Murao is overcome with mixed emotions every time he thinks about a decision 36 years ago that almost certainly saved his life. The calligrapher, now 81 years old, flew home from Tokyo’s Haneda ...

Scented autumn roses are in full bloom, delighting visitors against the backdrop of a Western-style mansion at Kyu-Furukawa Gardens in Kita Ward, Tokyo. The garden is home to about 200 rose bushes of ...