Brian Eno's 25th studio album with Japan only bonus track and released as SHM-CD. Comes with eight page booklet and four art prints in special packaging. Watch video of the title track.

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The cardboard sleeve version with the eight page booklet and the Japan only bonus track. Watch video of Fickle Sun (iii)- I'm Set Free.

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Collaboration album, recorded in Japan, between two leaders of experimental music, Christian Fennesz and Jim O'Rourke. Released with Japan only bonus track on Sakamoto's Commmons label. Described as containing 'gurgling harmonies' and 'shimmering frequencies'.

Japan has long held a love affair with Celtic music and this trio have become probably Japan's biggest Celtic export. Leader and harmonica player Yoshito Kiyono is based in Paris and calls their music 'Celtic Blues'. He is joined by Aiko Obuchi on fiddle and Koji Nagao on guitar. Harmonica Creams won first prize at the 2012 Ortiguerira Festival of Celtic World, the first time for a band from outside the Celtic region. This is their fourth album and features several guests including Brian Finnegan of Flook on tin whistle, Calum Stewart on Uilleann pipes, and accordion player Xabi Aburruzaga from Spain where the album was recorded.

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Blue Mode are a Spain based trio featuring British sax player and flautist Chip Wickham with Gabri Casanova on Hammond organ and drummer Javi 'Skunk' Pacheco with help from guitarist Telmo Fernandez and percussionist David Romano. Space Race is their first album and has a fantastic sixties soul jazz groove throughout. In the UK it's been picked up by Craig Charles on his BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music radio shows. Of particular interest is their version of Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. Currently only available in Japan.

Second album from musette group comprised of three Japanese women who love classic French musette. On this album they play ten original tunes and one traditional, accompanied by horns, percussion, the French bagpipe, cabrette, and vocals. Members are Kumiko Nagamine (button accordion, cabrette), Naomi Mieno (piano etc) and Tomoko Kobayashi (banjo, guitar). Their first album was highly acclaimed in France and they performed live in Paris in 2010, in 2011 they performed with accordion player Daniel Colin in Sapporo.

Perunika Trio are a London based acapella group incorporating Bulgarian, Macedonian and Russian traditional music into a broader Slavic repertoire. Their first album was released in the UK by World Music Network. Well, somewhat surprisingly, their latest album is recorded for Sony in Japan and is of Japanese 'Warabe Uta- children's songs, done in Bulgarian acapella arranegements. Really, rather good. Listen to samples of a couple of the tracks.

Modern Irish Project are currently Japan's best Irish music band. They were formed by Aiko Obuchi (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Koji Nagano (guitar, banjo) and Tomosuke Tajima (drums, percussion) in 2007, performing at Irish pubs and bars regulary around Tokyo. They tour the Kansai area every year where they have also gained a lot of fans.

Recorded with collaborators Jon Hopkins and Leo Abrahams. Japan edition comes with bonus track.

Greatest hits from the 50s from Japan's 'King of Yodel'. 15 tracks.

Volume 2 of yodelling Japanese style. 12 tracks.

Released on Ryuichi Sakamoto's Commmons label 23rd September. Fretwork are a British viols group who on this album collaborate with mezzo soprano singer Clare Wilkinson. 24 tracks from the 16th century and W. Bird to Michael Nyman in the 20th century.

Vocalist Claire Elziere sings some of the most famous musette pieces. She is accompanied by the usual suspects of Daniel Colin (accordion, piano), Dominique Cravic (guitar), plus bass, and even Okinawan sanshin played by Kazutoshi Negishi. 16 tracks.

New recording of French accordionist Daniel Colin on tunes themed around swing. Colin is accompanied by guitar, contrabass and clarinet on what is an album of quintessential musette. 17 tracks.

Volume 3 in the Paris Musette series features accordionist Daniel Colin playing 20 tracks including some Spanish and Tango tunes.

New recording featuring Daniel Colin on accordion and guitarist Dominic Cravic. 15 tracks of standard musette and chanson, some with vocals.