This Side of Japan
Ryo Miyauchi, KanraA newsletter about Japanese music, new and old
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 352 | Founded | 7 years ago | Last Issue | 13 days ago |
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Issue #104: All the Rage
Hi! Welcome to This Side of Japan, a newsletter on Japanese music, new and old. You can check out previous issues here.
A person behind me on the shuttle spoiled the last song of the YOASOBI show for me. He probably didn’t expect the guy s...
Monthly Listening: August 2026
Hi! This is August’s Monthly Listening list, a quick rundown of new Japanese albums I checked out this month that I enjoyed. You can browse past Monthly Listenings here.
Kyoko Koizumi sure does make your fifties look like it’ll be a whole...
Idol Watch #28: July/August 2026
Hi! Welcome to Idol Watch, a bi-monthly companion newsletter to This Side of Japan that’s all about Japanese idols! You can check out past editions here.
The “Gakkyoku-Ha” Idol Guide Book understands the redundancy of this term gakkyoku-ha...
Issue #103: Icchola
Hi! Welcome to This Side of Japan, a newsletter on Japanese music, new and old. You can check out previous issues here.
Sara Minami makes her rapper debut in All Greens as Hidemi Boku, a high-school student by day and freestyle rapper Neur...
Issue #102: Triathlon
Hi! Welcome to This Side of Japan, a newsletter on Japanese music, new and old. You can check out previous issues here.
My favorite drama of the first half of 2026 unfortunately had no tied-in song of sorts to speak of, unless you count th...
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Somebody in their mid-20s. I like k-pop, animation, indie/alternative music, and watching analysis videos for games I will never play. Okada Nana kamioshi.
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