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newsBURNOUT SYNDROMES Set Seven US Dates for NovemberBURNOUT SYNDROMES return to the United States in November 2026 for six club shows and a November 21 appearance at Anime Weekend Atlanta.
featureKayōkyoku: before J-POP had a nameBefore J-POP became a familiar name, kayōkyoku brought Japan's popular songs together, mixing storytelling, idol culture and musical influences that kept evolving.anniversarySaint Seiya at 40: Seiji Yokoyama’s Music of SacrificeForty years after Saint Seiya first aired, Seiji Yokoyama’s orchestral score remains essential to its identity, giving its mythological battles a profoundly human dimension.

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releaseTatsuro Yamashita’s JOY 2: A Concert Across 18 YearsReleased 37 years after JOY, Tatsuro Yamashita’s new live album assembles recordings from 18 years of touring into three carefully constructed concert experiences.newsDaoko Mixes Live Action and Animation in “SYNC”Daoko’s new “SYNC” video combines filmed performance with painted animation, turning the TANK CHAIR ending theme into a blue-lit, handmade visual world.newsAkina Nakamori Returns to NHK’s Studio After 17 YearsAkina Nakamori will sing at NHK after 17 years, alongside new interviews, archive footage and concert broadcasts from her 2026 tour.
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J-POP STREAMING WEEKLY SELECTION

New Japanese Music — Selected Weekly by J-POP streaming

Discover new music from Japan, with new releases added every week. J-pop, j-rock, hip-hop, electronic music and more, selected by J-POP streaming. 💿 Cover: Ai Higuchi

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Upcoming concerts, festivals and showcases from the J-POP streaming agenda.

14OCT2026ELLEGARDEN — Bad For Education Tour II (2026)FukuokaZepp FukuokaJapanDetails →14OCT2026Ken Yokoyama — The Rags To Riches Tour VIITokyoToyosu PITJapanDetails →14OCT2026Electric Eel Shock — UK & EU TOUR 2026 Oct – NovWinchesterRailway InnUnited KingdomDetails →22OCT2026SCANDAL FINAL TOUR 2026-2027EbisuLIQUIDROOMJapanDetails →22OCT2026THE LET'S GO's — THE WONDER DONUT TOUR 2026ÉpinalLa Souris VerteFranceDetails →24OCT2026Still Walking — HachinoheHachinoheRecord Sakaba EGJapanDetails →31OCT2026KAMIJO Halloween Rock ShowNew YorkWebster HallUnited StatesDetails →
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history100 Tracks That Shaped Japanese Music in 2016From Hikaru Utada and RADWIMPS to Vocaloid, hip-hop and artists whose importance would grow over the next decade, these 100 tracks offer another way to hear 2016.anniversaryTHE CRO-MAGNONS: Twenty Years After Tally HoReleased on September 20, 2006, Tally Ho opened a new discography for Hiroto Kōmoto and Masatoshi Mashima. Twenty years later, it remains the starting point of their longest-running band.interviewTORAUMA: “Music is the strength to live”Nine years after writing “pink elephant,” TORAUMA looks back on loneliness, Aomori, Okinawa, “Tsubaki” and the songs that sometimes need years to find their listeners.
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