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Music May 2, 2019

Heisei offered a number of lessons J-pop artists should learn from going into the Reiwa Era

by Patrick St. Michel

The past year in Japanese pop has felt like one big musical revue devoted to the Heisei Era (1989-2019), with TV shows reflecting on the biggest hits of that period. Now that Reiwa has finally started, the cultural discourse can turn to figuring out ...

Music Mar 13, 2016

Rock act Boris and noise musician Merzbow attempt an interactive experiment on 'Gensho'

by Ryotaro Aoki

The Japanese word gō'on can be rendered in English as a "roaring sound." It's often used to describe the loud levels of volume at a concert, which typically hit around 120 decibels. When rock trio Boris and noise musician Merzbow performed at the 300-capacity Shindaita ...