YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Drums in Japan called troops to battle, drove vermin from rice paddies and communicated with the divine. A U.S. Navy warship recently borrowed a distinctly Japanese drum ...

A former jazz drummer, Daihachi Oguchi took ancient rhythms, broke them down and created new arrangements and compositions to accommodate an ensemble of drummers. He helped turn the traditional form ...

The TAIKO-1 uses a mesh surface rather than hard rubber to recreate the flexible feel of a drum's skin without the loud noises. Each side of the drum has two zones that trigger different sounds — the ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. The Taiko no Tatsujin (Drum Master) series first appeared in ...

Taiko no Tatsujin — previously known in North America as Taiko: Drum Master — is coming back West for two new games this November. Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun! for Nintendo Switch and Taiko no ...

Although Namco’s Taiko series of rhythm games has been popular in Japan since its 2001 arcade debut, Taiko Drum Master is the first game in the series to make the journey across the international date ...