The technopop trio’s documentary lands in the UK… Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the group’s formation (and 10th Anniversary since their major label debut) PERFUME have put together a special documentary titled ‘WE ARE Perfume -WORLD TOUR 3rd DOCUMENT’ showcasing … Read More
The weekend ahead sees the PRESENTING JAPAN event taking place in London – 6 days of talks and activities covering a broad range of Japanese cultural topics. Sunday will be of most interest to J-Pop fans as HIROYUKI ITOH and … Read More
A few weeks back a curious feature popped up on the Hyper Japan website. It was a puff piece designed to draw attention to the fact that Dempagumi.inc are to perform at the summer event, which is big news considering … Read More
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
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
Technopop trio going strong… With the exception of those living under a rock recently, it’s clear that J-Pop superstars Perfume have been quite busy recently with song releases and tour plans. ‘Cling Cling’, which offers up Perfume’s 25th single release … Read More