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1. 1. What Does the Development of Independent Female Artists Mean for the Japanese Music Industry?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Robert Poole; [2005]
   Keywords : Japan; music industry; female musicians; equality; media influence; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The recent emergence of strongly independent female singers necessitated an analysis specifically into the treatment of women in music and the representation of these women to the public. Based on a review of current literature and a series of interviews with women living in the Tokyo area and working in various parts of the industry, this paper seeks to capture the real life experiences of women in the Japanese music industry in order to ascertain the reality of feminist issues in Japanese music. READ MORE