
Origin: U.K.
Genre(s): New Wave, Synthpop
Years Active: 1974-1982, 1991
Members: Mick Karn, Richard Barbieri, Rob Dean, Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
Japan were a British pop/rock group, formed in 1974 in South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s/early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement (though the band themselves have downplayed any such connection). Their Famous Song's Include "I Second That Emotion" and "Ghosts"
Japan's Chart Positions In The U.K.
Singles Pos.
Ghosts 5
I Second That Emotion 9
Quiet Life 19
Cantonese Boy 24
Life In Tokyo 28
Night Porter 29
European Son 31
Visions Of China 32
All Tomorrow's Parties 38