Japan

Summary

Japan is a musical group^[1]. Japan ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,185 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Japan's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Japan's genre is new wave^[4].
• Japan's record label is recorded as Hansa Records^[5].
• Japan's discography is recorded as Japan discography^[6].
• Japan's Commons category is recorded as Japan (band)^[7].
• Japan's said to be the same as is recorded as Rain Tree Crow^[8].
• Japan's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• Japan comprises David Sylvian^[10].
• January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Japan^[11].
• Japan's location of formation is recorded as Catford^[12].
• Japan's different from is recorded as Japan^[13].
• Japan's different from is recorded as Japan^[14].
• Japan's start of work period is recorded as 1974^[15].
• Japan's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Japan'}^[16].
• Japan's member category is recorded as Category:Japan (band) members^[17].
• Japan's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+35700'}^[18].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[19]

• Country: GB^[20]

• Began / founded: 1974^[21]

• Ended / dissolved: 1982-12-16^[22]

• Genre(s): art rock, avant-garde, coldwave, electronic, glam rock, new wave, pop, post-punk, rock, synth-pop, synthwave^[23]

• Community tags: 70s, 80s, alternative, art rock, avant-garde, british, classic pop and rock, coldwave, electronic, english, glam rock, male vocalists, new wave, pop, post-punk, rock, synth pop, synth-pop, synthwave, uk^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 697e7111-5630-4c77-83f3-39821bacc61a^[25]

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Founding

January 1, 1974 marks the founding of Japan^[11]. Japan's location of formation is recorded as Catford^[12].

Why It Matters

Japan ranks in the top 3% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,185 views/month).^[2] Japan has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Japan is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]