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===Jazz===

From the [[1930s]] on (except during [[World War II]], when it was repressed as music of the enemy), jazz, like classical music, has had a strong presence in Japan. and The country is an important market for the music;, and it's notis uncommoncommon forthat out-ofrecordings printno jazzlonger recordingsavailable toin bethe available[[United onlyStates]] are available in Japan. Today, aA number of Japanese arejazz playingmusicians jazz,have andachieved notpopularity justabroad toas audienceswell inas Japanat home. Musicians such as [[Hiromi]], [[Keiko Matsui]], June and Dan Kuramoto (June born in Japan and Dan third generation American born, of [[Hiroshima (band)|Hiroshima]] fame), &and [[Sadao Watanabe]], have a hugelarge fan base outside their native country.

===Game music===