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This article is from the NAKAJIMA Miyuki, Sakamotos, and Japanese music abroad FAQ, by TANAKA Tomoyuki tanaka@cs.indiana.edu with numerous contributions by others.

04 Japanese musicians' success in the West

Sakamoto should be in the title because "Sukiyaki" is the ONLY
Japanese song/musician that made it big in the West.
"Sukiyaki" was #1 hit in the US charts in 1963.

did any other Japanese song/musician hit the top 50 in the US or UK
charts? (other European charts?)

(Ryuichi) Sakamoto did the music for the film "Last Emperor".
also "Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence"

Yoko Ono (Plastic Ono Band) seems significant mainly because of
Lennon. and also, should Ono be considered a Japanese musician?

Sadistic Mika Band (Katoh Kazuhiko).

Tomita's synthesizer albums.

violinist Midori. maybe there are other Japanese classical musicians
who should be mentioned here.

 

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