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It’s Olympic season and — much like the Games — Japan’s new music releases this July have been dominated by precocious youngsters. Featuring tracks from Wez Atlas, PEARL CENTER and ASA Wu,  our roundup this month is packed with relative newcomers who are all kicking goals in their respective genres. Whether you’re after upbeat, summery pop jams, 2000s emo vibes or hip hop, this month’s roundup of our favorite new releases delivers the gold. Listen to the full playlist on Spotify he...

August is the month for outdoor events — including the welcomed return of Fuji Rock Festival, as well as Nogi Shrine Summer Festival, Kyoto’s Gozan no Okuribi and the Yugawara Onsen Sea Fireworks display. If you’d prefer to stay inside and enjoy the air conditioning, don’t worry because Fujisawa Art Space has you covered. Check out our favorite events happening this August and remember to stay hydrated. Credit: flickr.com Nogi Shrine Summer Festival Recall your youth at the traditional ...

Jul 12, 2021 The organizers and some artists scheduled to take part in Ibaraki Prefectures Rock in Japan Festival have expressed frustration over the abrupt canceling of the event even though the prefecture is not under a state of emergency. The cancellation of the annual music festival, one of the nations largest and which has been scrapped twice now in just two years, has sparked a backlash by some who noted that the Summer Olympics are to be held despite the state of emergency in pl...

May 7, 2021 Unprecedented times lead to unexpected sights. In the throes of a pandemic, that means a Fuji Rock Festival lineup featuring … zero international acts. A year after “postponing” (PR talk for “canceling”) one of Japan’s marquee summer music festivals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizer Smash Japan is moving ahead with Fuji Rock 2021 from Aug. 20 to 22 at the Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture. It won’t be like any previous edition of the event: Attendan...

BTS top a third IFPI chart for 2020 -- the Global Album Sales tally.

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 tops IFPI’s 2020 Global Album Sales Chart A countdown of the top ten albums will begin at 13.00 GMT on Twitter and Instagram with the winner announced at 15.00 GMT. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE IFPI 1th March 2021 – IFPI, the organisation that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has announced that BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL : 7 is the winner of 2020’s IFPI Global Album Sales Chart. The chart combines global sales of physic...

Japanese Creative Collective Release Debut Album THE MILLENNIUM PARADE The highly anticipated album skyrocketed to #4 on the Apple Music Pre-Save chart.by TV News Desk Today, Japanese creative collective millennium parade have released their debut full length record, THE MILLENNIUM PARADE, via Sony Music Japan. The highly anticipated album skyrocketed to #4 on the Apple Music Pre-Save chart upon announcement, coming in just behind top artists Zayn, Lana Del Rey, and Kings of Leon. The album r...

Jan 14, 2021 Last year marked a paradigm shift for the music industry in Japan. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a move toward digital, an area the nation’s labels and artists have long bristled at embracing. With people stuck at home, unable to go to concerts or pop into CD stores, companies had to adapt to the internet, whether by uploading entire discographies to subscription streaming services or putting on livestreamed shows. In 2020, J-pop finally caught up with the 21st centu...