The group formed in September 1989, and consists of Sawao Yamanaka (vocals and rhythm guitar), Yoshiaki Manabe (lead guitar), and Shinichiro Sato (drums). The band's latest studio album was ...

A lot has happened since we named Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee our best album of 2021. Whether those three and a half years ...

Masahiro Nakai, a former leader of Japan's once-hugely popular boy band SMAP, reached a costly settlement with a woman over an alleged sex assault.

Her band, Japanese Breakfast, will drop their new LP For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) on March 21 via Dead Oceans. To accompany the announcement, the indie pop band released the lead single ...

Masahiro Nakai, one of Japan's biggest boy band stars and a celebrity television host, announced his retirement on Thursday ...

Japanese Breakfast are back ... a three year hiatus with a 2025 tour spanning North America and Europe. The band shared the news today along with their lush, sweeping lead single “Orlando ...

Get tickets to see them live at Michigan’s The Fillmore Detroit on Saturday, May 3. Indie band Japanese Breakfast have announced a 2025 tour route beginning this April in Austin, Texas ...