Looking at Japan’s traditional Christmas music show While Christmas in Japan is a very different experience to those that we enjoy in the west, there’s a familiar tradition that arrives every New Year’s Eve in the shape of Kohaku Uta … Read More
Last year proved to be a strong year for J-Pop releases – and along with it came a continuation of the desire for some Japanese artists and record labels to expand into a global market. This interest has obviously been … Read More
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU has a new single release scheduled for March this year titled ‘Mondai Girl’. ‘Mondai Girl’ will mark KPP’s 13th single release following on from 2014’s ‘Kira Kira Killer’. The tune, which roughly translates as ‘Problem Girl’, was … Read More
Japan Update Weekly is a free newspaper distributed amongst Japanese-themed restaurants, shops and outlets in the UK. This week’s issue has its focus on J-Pop Go courtesy of an interview with Paul Browne. The interview covers the initial inspirations behind … Read More
KYARY PAMYU PAMYU’s third album release Pika Pika Fantajin will be seeing releases in countries outside of Japan – including the UK. Record label Warner Music Japan will be releasing the album in Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, … Read More