Summer culture thrills Hyper Japan returned once again with a summer event packed with three days of food, fashion, gaming, cosplay, anime and music all connected with a Japanese theme. As ever, for this year’s event, Hyper Japan had a … Read More
Mannequins on manoeuvres… As FEMM fans will be aware, the duo made a dramatic announcement earlier this year to call it a day stating that they had “completed their role” and were returning to their home in the future. “What … Read More
Mannequin Pop Go Ahead of their UK/EU tour, FEMM 2.0 have announced more details of their live show plans. Joining the electronic pop outfit will be low-res J-pop artist MIKUROMIKA (see J-Pop Go feature previously) in support. The pair have … Read More
Celebrating the legendary musician’s legacy Today marks the 70th birthday of musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto. As one of Japan’s pioneering names in the world of electronic music, Sakamoto will always be associated with technopop outfit Yellow Magic Orchestra, a … Read More
New song, new album and a streaming performance on the way… December marks the 23rd Anniversary of ‘Time Will Tell’, Hikaru Utada’s debut single (the first single from their debut album First Love, released in 1999). Time certainly flies, but … Read More
The return of Ayu’s trance classic Ayumi Hamasaki needs little introduction as one of Avex’s most established musical powerhouses and one of Japan’s most well-known female musicians and singers. Now the reissue of classic 2002 remix album Cyber TRANCE presents … Read More