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Shintaro Sakamoto: Beyond Legacy, Beyond Trend - Metropolis Japan

Shintaro Sakamoto: Beyond Legacy, Beyond Trend

“Legacy doesn't prove what you are today. The music you make today does.”

The Fujirocker Phenomenon - Metropolis Japan

The Fujirocker Phenomenon

25 years of community, ponchos and homecomings

Tokyo Music Scene – New Releases June 2022 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene – New Releases June 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Mondo Grosso Interview - Metropolis Japan

Mondo Grosso Interview

Shinichi Osawa: One of Japan's most renowned producers and DJs

An Interview with Dream Theater’s John Petrucci - Metropolis Japan

An Interview with Dream Theater’s John Petrucci

On Japan, Download Festival and staying true to your guns

Maximum the Hormone - Metropolis Japan

Maximum the Hormone

Maximizing the community

Luby Sparks Interview - Metropolis Japan

Luby Sparks Interview

The desire of being mainstream at heart 

Tokyo Music Scene – New Japan Releases May 2022 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene – New Japan Releases May 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Thundercat: The Prodigal Son Returns - Metropolis Japan

Thundercat: The Prodigal Son Returns

After a two-year delay, Thundercat arrives in Japan and speaks on music & otaku culture

Wez Atlas x Nonomi - Metropolis Japan

Wez Atlas x Nonomi

On performing at Shibuya Sound Riverse, Creativity and Collaboration

Tokyo Music Scene – New Japan Releases April 2022 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene – New Japan Releases April 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Introducing Tokyo Vitamin - Metropolis Japan

Introducing Tokyo Vitamin

A fluid community for solid reasons

Tokyo Music Scene – New Japan Releases March 2022 - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene – New Japan Releases March 2022

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Hikaru Utada Bridges International Waters on Bad Mode - Metropolis Japan

Hikaru Utada Bridges International Waters on Bad Mode

The veteran’s latest successfully unfurls on the world stage

NENE - Metropolis Japan

NENE

Tokyo hip-hop’s ambassador to the weird

Tokyo Music Scene - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene

Early 2022 Roundup

Wez Atlas – “Zuum!” Video Release - Metropolis Japan

Wez Atlas – “Zuum!” Video Release

Rising Tokyo hip-hop artist Wez Atlas and Grammy-nominated producer starRo [...]

Streepz Music Video Premiere - Metropolis Japan

Streepz Music Video Premiere

Streepz is the music project of actress Sah-Yah and pianist [...]

Six Japanese Artists to Watch in 2022 - Metropolis Japan

Six Japanese Artists to Watch in 2022

Check out some of our favorite new artists who are set to explode in 2022

Finding Her Rhythm - Metropolis Japan

Finding Her Rhythm

Tokyo rapper xiangyu on constant reinvention

Chip Tanaka: Ambitious Sound - Metropolis Japan

Chip Tanaka: Ambitious Sound

Chiptune pioneer on using pilates to surpass Paul McCartney

Tokyo Music Scene 2021 Roundup - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene 2021 Roundup

The best Japan music releases of 2021

The 12 Best Anime Songs of 2021 - Metropolis Japan

The 12 Best Anime Songs of 2021

Totally underrated songs and the artists behind them

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this November - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this November

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this October - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this October

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this September - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this September

Featuring exciting collabs and independent releases from some of our favorite artists right now

Jaegermeister Continues its Campaign to Support Tokyo’s Nightlife - Metropolis Japan

Jaegermeister Continues its Campaign to Support Tokyo’s Nightlife

Featuring help from local tastemakers

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this August - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this August

The best new Japanese indie, electronic, hip hop and rock releases of a hot and sweaty August

Yuichi Kudo — Technical Outsider - Metropolis Japan

Yuichi Kudo — Technical Outsider

Where does extreme metal fit into Japan?

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this July - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this July

See who's kicking goals in the Japanese music scene this Olympic season

mitsume - Metropolis Japan

mitsume

Dreamy indie tunes straight from Tokyo

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this June - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this June

Get through the rainy season slump with our newest playlist

Tokyo Music Scene: Newest Japan Releases this May - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Music Scene: Newest Japan Releases this May

The latest tracks of Tokyo's hottest sound creators — all rounded up

Rock of Asia: Asian Anthology - Metropolis Japan

Rock of Asia: Asian Anthology

“Music is a great tool to make people unite and Rock of Asia can prove it.”

Embracing the Unconventional with Utena Kobayashi - Metropolis Japan

Embracing the Unconventional with Utena Kobayashi

How faith in a steel pan transformed a university dropout’s life  

Konstantin Ishkhanov and Tomomi Nishimoto - Metropolis Japan

Konstantin Ishkhanov and Tomomi Nishimoto

Launching the Japan Grande Classico Music Festival