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Get Loose With Japan’s Yuru-Chara
Not every city in Japan can be as diverse as Tokyo, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have local pride. They just need a PR ...
May 20, 2013
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Tokyo Scenes: Akihabara’s Electric Town
As the centre of the world’s largest metropolitan area, Tokyo is more than just a city. In fact, with a population greater than that of ...
April 19, 2013
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The Sound of Animation: Anime’s Greatest Musical Partnerships
With anime as one of Japan’s premier cultural exports, it has been the vehicle by which some of the best Japanese music has entered the ...
April 10, 2013
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Lawson’s AkikoLoid-chan is Getting Ready to Travel – First Stop, Indonesia
Vocaloid beat-maker Yuuyu is just like any other guy – he regularly visits his neighborhood Lawson conbini, like anyone else, regularly stopping by to pick ...
March 21, 2013
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Not All Imprints Make CDs – Enter the Netlabel
For a music label existing primarily online, Tokyo’s Maltine Records sure has an impressive resume. The imprint has 116 releases to date, puts on raucous ...
March 18, 2013
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The Other Side of J-rock
While Japan was swept up in the wave of worldwide infatuation for U.K. and U.S. bands that started with the word “The,” such as The ...
March 4, 2013
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Enter the Rabbit Hole of Japan’s Doujin Scene
Japan boasts the second largest music industry in the world, trailing only behind the U.S. It’s an establishment built on big, marketable talents that become ...
February 26, 2013
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On Valentine’s Day, All You Need is Love. And Chocolate.
In many parts of the world, Valentine’s Day will find many men and women showering their significant others with romantic gestures. Think candlelight dinners, dozens ...
February 12, 2013
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Land of the Rising Sun, and Idols
At the end of every year, Japan’s Oricon Music Chart unveils the list for top-selling singles of the year. The biggest surprise of the 2012, ...
January 21, 2013
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2012 in Review – Top J-electronic Releases You Must Have
At the start of 2012, Japan was still reeling. Not even a year had passed since the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, and people ...
December 30, 2012