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MITSUME

CULTURE / Music
Jun 3, 2016
Mitsume¡¯s long days on the road pay off
Over the past decade, a go-to method for older rock bands to drum up excitement for a tour is the promise of playing a classic album in its entirety. It¡¯s a win-win proposition: Fans get to feel nostalgic while the artists themselves can coast by on material they¡¯ve played countless times before.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2016
Japan¡¯s indie acts make an impact in New York without the help of ¡®Cool Japan¡¯
Music industry extravaganza South by Southwest (SXSW) is over and, as always, some of the Japanese acts were able to make it to New York while they were in the country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 23, 2014
Dum Dum Girls, Crocodiles side project to debut in Tokyo
¡°I thought he was a comedian; he thought I was quiet and cute,¡± is how Kristin Welchez (aka Dee Dee Penny), the lead singer of Dum Dum Girls, sums up how she and husband Brandon (one half of Crocodiles) felt about each other when they first met.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 11, 2014
Mitsume play the indie game, but are winning the mainstream
Mitsume subscribes to an easy-to-get-behind ethos regularly found in indie-rock communities: ¡°Since our first album, we¡¯ve been under nobody¡¯s control but our own,¡± says lead vocalist Moto Kawabe. ¡°We prefer to do whatever we can ourselves.¡±
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 23, 2013
Explore one of Tokyo¡¯s most indie neighborhoods at Shimokitazawa Sound Cruising
Tokyo¡¯s Shimokitazawa neighborhood is one of the most important places for indie music in the city. A lively suburb at the nexus between the Inokashira and Odakyu train lines, it¡¯s just distant enough from the big urban hubs of Shinjuku and Shibuya to avoid being absorbed by them, but close enough that...
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Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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