The magazine of the British Chamber of Commerce in Japan
Music
July 2019
Sounds of business
Midori Komachi develops a musical bridge with UK brands
Music
September 2017
Rock on
Poor weather couldn’t stop British acts from stealing the show at Fuji Rock Festival ’17
Music
When music takes over
YUSK on Tourette syndrome and the power of the piano
Music
November 2016
Fused music
“Three mute girls” from Derbyshire bring quirky gig to Japan
Music
November 2015
Japanese ears open to UK composers
Violinist’s cultural exchange project
Music
June 2014
Electric samurai
Guitar legend Tomoyasu Hotei dreams of expanding his work globally.
Music
January 2014
Ching, Ching!
The use of music as a tourism hook, to attract visitors to Britain, has not yet been fully exploited.
Music
September 2013
Quality key to guitars of note
Josh Parkin Guitars (JPG) is a good example of what you can do if you have a honed skill—and the wherewithal to get on an aeroplane, leave your native country, and set up a small, but highly specialised business in a distant land.
Music
August 2013
The Prodigy Daughter
Members of the BCCJ attending the annual British Business Awards on 1 November can expect an evening of humour, awards, as well as excellent food and drink. But the highlight is expected to be Diana Yukawa.
Music
July 2013
Brighton Rocks Chiba Beach
Under a clear blue sky on a long stretch of beach at Makuhari Seaside Park in Chiba Prefecture, the Big Beach Festival ’13 brought thousands of music lovers together to indulge in the music of some of the world’s best DJs.
Music
June 2013
The 50-year Friendship
As the final note of Bruckner’s Symphony No 9 died away in the highest reaches of the Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, the crowd erupted into applause.
Music
March 2013
Living the Dream
In bars, live houses and recording studios around Tokyo, musicians from across the UK are demonstrating that Britons really do have talent.
Music
December 2012
Synergy and Synthesis
Nick Wood can trace his musical career back to the day at boarding school when he realised that students who signed up for piano lessons were excused from prep.
Music
September 2012
Merging Music
Susanne Bayly was pregnant with Diana Yukawa on 12 August 1985, when Japan Airlines flight 123 from Haneda International Airport to Osaka crashed into Mt Osutaka in Gunma Prefecture. Diana’s father Akihisa was among the 520 people who did not survive the worst single-aircraft crash in history.
Music
May 2012
Strictly Singing—for Charity
Singing, to some of us, is a pursuit closely associated with showers and karaoke bars. To others, it is a distant memory from their youth, days of Sunday school and campfires. Then there are those who sing along to their favourite music in their head, lest they embarrass themselves or others should they let rip.
Music
January 2012
Secrets of the Stars
After 20 years of interviewing the good, bad and ugly from the world of rock and roll, Guy Perryman has plenty of anecdotes to tell about the stars, from those whose laid-back approach to a schedule drives their Japanese handlers berserk to others whose egos have trouble fitting through the door with them.
