That girl you know from city pop has crossed over to the Pokemon world. Mariya Takeuchi, the singer most famous worldwide for “Plastic Love”, has a new single out. Of course, this is video game ...

Japanese indie rock band CHAI have released a cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s ‘Plastic Love’. The song was released on Friday (November 6) as a B-side track for the physical release of their previous ...

Singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi sat down with Billboard Japan for its Monthly Feature interview series highlighting today’s leading artists and works. The veteran artist recently released her first ...

Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya, born 20 March 1955) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Taisha, Shimane, now the city of Izumo. In a Japanese pop music career spanning decades, she has ...

There are few certainties in the Japanese music industry nowadays, but two trends are definitely sale-driving locks for major labels. First is the trick of turning CDs into glorified containers for ...

Singer Seiko Matsuda, 49, is going to release a new song in a collaborative effort with veteran singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi, 56. It will be the first collaboration between two of the most ...

CHAI still haven’t confirmed a full-length follow-up to last year’s PUNK LP, but we’ve been hearing a lot from the sweetly eccentric Japanese pop-rock band. Last month, they capped off a steady stream ...

Stripe's Song of the Day is a regular feature showcasing the music currently stuck in our heads. Every week, contributors will string together their daily picks, and a playlist of the week's tracks ...

Singer Aya Matsuura, 25, will release an album on Dec 21 to mark the 10th anniversary of her professional singing debut. Veteran singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi, 56, is collaborating with Matsuura ...

Billboard Japan asked Takeuchi to share her thoughts on her recent project, and also to comment on the "city pop" revival in recent years. By Billboard Japan Singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi sat down ...