Next week is Japan Music Week! The festival will showcase musical styles from all over the world, including Germany, Sweden, France and London. There are hundreds of events scheduled in venues all over Tokyo, running from the morning until dark for 6 days. Some of the events have already gathered attention like the performance...
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Seamo (Takada Naoki 高田 尚輝) is a Japanese rapper and hip-hop artist from Nagoya. The katakana writing of his name (シーモ) comes from the alias he used when he debuted as Sea-Mo Nator (シーモネーター) as a hip-hop and reggae collaborator. You can hear Seamo’s reggae roots come through in his 2005 solo debut single...
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It’s that time of year… In fall, many Japanese universities have festivals, or sai (祭) that are like town carnivals. At bigger ones, like at my university Waseda the festivals are like concerts, and have many entertainers and bands come to perform. There are street vendors selling food and little souvenirs, as well as...
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