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 | 337 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Issue #100: This Side of Japan's Top 100 Songs of 2020-2025
Welcome to issue #100 of This Side of Japan, a newsletter about Japanese music, new and old. If you’ve been with us from the very start of this newsletter, you’ve been following us from the very beginning of the 2020s. So let’s look back: w...
[Text list] This Side of Japan's Top 100 Songs of 2020-2025
This is the simple text list of This Side of Japan’s Top 100 Songs of 2020-2025. You can check out the main feature here. You can also check out the songs here in this Spotify playlist.
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Ado - “Shinjidai” (2022)
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STUTS & Takako Ma...
[Text list] Idol Watch's Top 100 Idol Songs of 2020-2025
This is the simple text list of Idol Watch’s Top 100 Idol Songs of 2025. You can check out the main feature here. You can also listen to most of the songs in this list on this Spotify playlist.
- Iginari Tohokusan - “Ujira To Omedatzu”...
Idol Watch #27: Top 100 Idol Songs of 2020-2025
Hi! Welcome to a special issue of 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.
Everyone seemed to find their oshi, their chosen favorite to suppo...
Monthly Listening: April 2026
Hi! This is April’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.
Everyone in Nemurubaka raves about Ruka (Yuna Taira) and her rock band...
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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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