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.
Japan has a vigorous music industry but because of
cultural politics
(see the section "cultural politics of music")
....
some Japanese musicans have made their presence known abroad.
esp. in Asia (Taiwan, HK, etc) ...
i see two active Usenet groups <tw.bbs.music.japan> and
<tw.bbs.rec.japan-idol>, where people mainly from Taiwan
talk (in Chinese) about Japanese pop music.
general links on Japanese music
http://jpop.hatch.co.jp Bonsai's Japaneseop Pages & Search Engine
http://www.yahoo.co.jp/text/Entertainment/Music/Genres/
http://www.cdjapan.com/ CD JAPAN
http://coolgirlsjapan.com/HOME1.html
news:tw.bbs.music.japan
news:tw.bbs.rec.japan-idol
news:tw.bbs.rec.japan-idol.uchida-yuki
 
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