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This Month on Maction Planet – May 2023

Welcome to the first edition of ‘This Month on Maction Planet’! After five years of ‘This Week in Tokyo‘, I’ve shaken up the format of our round-up of what’s happening in the Maction Planet (and Kanpai Planet) universe. Expect it to hit this blog on the last day of each month. On with the May […]

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Tokyo ON In The Mix: Neo City Pop Vol. 5

Tokyo ON In The Mix: Neo City Pop Vol. 5

The fifth volume in our Neo City Pop series sees Maction Planet Resident DJ Royce Leong deliver some top tunes to brighten your day! Time for a long vacation! 90 minutes of modern city pop tracks from artists such as The Burning Deadwoods, Tokimeki Records, LAYRUS LOOP, evening cinema, THREE1989 and more. Enjoy the summer […]

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Tokyo ON In The Mix: Future Bounce Vol.3

Tokyo ON In The Mix: Future Bounce Vol.3

King of the Tokyo Bounce, Maction Planet Resident DJ Royce Leong, is back for the threepeat! This is our bounciest volume of Japanese hip-hop/future R&B yet, focused purely on tracks guaranteed to get your body movin’ and your party groovin’ all night long. Featuring artists such as 3House, aimi, Yo-Sea, CANDYGIRL, Soulflex, tofubeats and more, […]

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Tokyo ON #081: From the Ashes

Tokyo ON #081: From the Ashes

Rising from the ashes, Maction Planet Radio’s flagship show is back with Tokyo ON #081, hosted by Maction Planet Resident DJ Royce Leong! Finally Japan is open for business once again and Tokyo ON returns to take stock of what has been lost and gained. We cover new albums from パジャマで海なんかいかない and Miida, discuss the […]

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Tokyo ON #080: The Neighborhood

Tokyo ON #080: The Neighborhood

Welcome to the neighborhood with Tokyo ON #080, the perfect companion to the Tokyo summer! It’s summer in Tokyo, and on this episode we check out the latest sounds from the streets of the World’s Greatest Metropolis featuring tracks from AmPm, CHiLi GiRL, Pictured Resort and more. We also discuss the plight of the least […]

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Tokyo ON In the Mix: New Soul Japan on Maction Planet Radio

Tokyo ON In the Mix: New Soul Japan

Discover the new soul of Japan with Tokyo ON! Warm up, chill out, and feel good with this mixed compilation of Japanese neo soul tracks featuring beautiful vocals, rich harmonies, modern beats, and jazzy highlights from the likes of XinU, sangdei, Sincere, Misato Ono, yonawo, and more. It’s all positive vibes, love, peace, and of […]

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Tokyo ON #079: Touching Base

Tokyo ON #079: Touching Base

We’re touching base with our fanbase so turn up the bass and come face-to-face with Episode #079 of Tokyo ON! With concerts, festivals, sports and travel back on the schedule, it seems Japan is finally opening up again, so we take the opportunity to check back in with the sounds of the world’s greatest metropolis […]

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Hiroshima A-Bomb Domb: Tokyo ON #078: Voices from Beyond on Maction Planet Radio

Tokyo ON #078: Voices from Beyond

Maction Planet Resident DJ Royce Leong learns from history in a special episode of Tokyo ON. These are tumultuous times. Recognizing the futility of war and the needless loss of life, on this special episode we look at some of the stories behind songs by the Boom, Misora Hibari, ECD, and more as we search […]

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Tokyo ON #077: Samsara - hotel koe closing down

Tokyo ON #077: Samsara

Maction Planet Resident DJ Royce Leong bids a fond farewell to some of our favourite Tokyo institutions accompanied by the hottest new tracks from The Burning Deadwoods, Mondo Grosso, Kyoto Jazz Massive and more in Episode #077 of Tokyo ON! The World’s Greatest Metropolis is in a constant state of flux, continuously shedding skin and […]

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Omnibus The Circuit Tokyo Music Festival 2021

Tokyo ON #076: Omnibus The Circuit 2021 Recap

Maction Planet Resident DJ Royce Leong attended Omnibus The Circuit, and now you can live vicariously through him in Episode #076 of Tokyo ON! In this special episode, Tokyo ON host Royce Leong walks you through his fantastic experience at the Omnibus The Circuit event held in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho (or Kamurocho in the game world) […]

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