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5 Tokyoite Fashion Trends For Spring 2013
What’s Tokyo wearing now? The winter coats have been stowed away and replaced by colourful, lively threads that scream springtime at the end of a ...
May 17, 2013
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5 Things You Need to Know to Keep Up with the Visual Scene
Visual kei is much more than just a musical genre Music plays a central role in visual kei, but trying to pin a specific sound ...
April 9, 2013
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7 Young J-producers to Watch Out For in 2013
Yasutaka Nakata You might already know this man, but when Yasutaka Nakata began producing music at the age of 17, he probably didn’t expect to ...
March 13, 2013
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Five Must-have Items at an Idol Gig
So you’re ready to take the leap and crash your first idol show. Maybe you saw Momoiro Clover Z explode onto the Kohaku stage on ...
February 15, 2013
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Eight Dates For the Calendar in 2013
South By Southwest (Japan Nite): March 8 – March 17 A handful of Japanese acts will make the trip over to Austin, Texas, for the ...
January 4, 2013
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A Look Back at the Movers and Shakers of J-music in 2012
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s debut album “Pamyu Pamyu Revolution” still sounds unlike anything else to come out of Japan in 2012. Producer Yasutaka ...
December 8, 2012
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Five J-music Scenes Not to Be Missed
Navigating the musical scenes in Japan today isn’t an easy task – Tokyo alone is bustling with a wide variety of sounds, and that’s just ...
November 14, 2012