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