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JAPAN

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Also known asJ-Panיפןジャパン
Members
David SylvianMick KarnSteve JansenRichard BarbieriRob Dean

Releases

Albums
Adolescent Sex

Adolescent Sex

Stop Staring

Stop Staring

Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Obscure Alternatives

Obscure Alternatives

Quiet Life

Quiet Life

EPs
Tin Drum

Tin Drum

Singles
Exorcising Ghosts

Exorcising Ghosts

Assemblage

Assemblage

Other Editions
No artwork

The Very Best of Japan

2006

No artwork

The Other Side of Japan

1991

No artwork

Souvenir from Japan

1989

No artwork

Japan

1982

Oil On Canvas (Live)

Oil On Canvas (Live)

Tracks by Japan

20+ tracks in our catalogue

  1. ...RhodesiaObscure Alternatives
  2. ...Rhodesia (Live at Budokan 27/03/1980)Quiet Life (Deluxe Edition)
    6:08
  3. A Foreign PlaceQuiet Life (Deluxe Edition)
    3:16
  4. A Foreign PlaceQuiet Life
  5. Adolescent SexAdolescent Sex
  6. Adolescent Sex (Live at Budokan 27/03/1980)Quiet Life (Deluxe Edition)
    4:56
  7. Ain't That PeculiarGentlemen Take Polaroids
  8. AlienQuiet Life
  9. Alien (2020 - Remaster)Quiet Life (Deluxe Edition)
    5:07
  10. Alien (Live at Budokan 27/03/1980)Quiet Life (Deluxe Edition)
    5:44

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Ghosts

Ghosts

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Quiet Life

Quiet Life

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Nightporter

Nightporter

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Adolescent Sex

Adolescent Sex

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...Rhodesia

...Rhodesia

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Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Gentlemen Take Polaroids

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Visions of China

Visions of China

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The Art of Parties

The Art of Parties

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Music videos by Japan

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Japan — Japan Ghosts
4:34

 

Japan Ghosts

Japan — JAPAN Cantonese Boy
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JAPAN Cantonese Boy

Japan — Taking Islands In Africa (Steve Nye Remix / 2003 Digital Remaster)
4:58

 

Taking Islands In Africa (Steve Nye Remix / 2003 Digital Remaster)

Japan — Performance
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Every Japan tour with five or more confirmed dates, with full setlist data and most-played songs.

  • Sons Of Pioneers
    20 shows · 11 Nov – 16 Dec 1982