Music
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
Featuring help from local tastemakers
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
Where does extreme metal fit into Japan?
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this July
See who's kicking goals in the Japanese music scene this Olympic season
mitsume
Dreamy indie tunes straight from Tokyo
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
The latest tracks of Tokyo's hottest sound creators — all rounded up
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
How faith in a steel pan transformed a university dropout’s life
Konstantin Ishkhanov and Tomomi Nishimoto
Launching the Japan Grande Classico Music Festival
Tjiros: ‘One day, the right words would find me’
Meet the Japanese blues duo to listen to this winter
Rats on Rafts: ‘Tokyo Music Experience’
How to encapsulate Tokyo in a song
Shuta Hasunuma: FULLPHONY
An unconventional orchestra reflecting the changing sound of Japan
Marihiko Hara: Passion Composed
The Kyoto-based multitalent on recording his latest album
Owning the Underground
Bringing you the lowdown on Japan's best low-profile acts this autumn
STEREOGIRL Is All Grown Up
The young band meets Brit-rock, American alt and Tokyo landscapes
Andrew Wasylyk: Fugitive Light and Themes of Consolation
Album review and interview with the Scottish multi-instrumentalist
Waater Goes All Out
Five punk-fuelled friends are out to revive Tokyo's indie music scene
Christian Lee Hutson: Beginners
The debut album of Phoebe Bridgers’ creative prodigy
THE NOVEMBERS Interview: At The Beginning
Japanese rock quartet crosses genres and generations on its eighth album
Maika Loubté: Closer to Emotion
French-Japanese chanteuse on fundamentals and her latest album