World Watch: Man With a Mission

Wolf-masked Japanese band brings a symphonic grandiosity to its punk-flavored rock

World Watch: Band-Maid

Japanese metal/pop-punk group may wear maid outfits, but their songs are no kitschy joke

Japanese pop-punk band After Squall shows a pristine mastery of the genre, and a fearlessness as they experiment outside of it

Japanese rocker pushes the boundaries of post-punk guitar rock into dance, pop and electronica

Japanese punk band rocks hard, but sadly has little presence in the U.S.