# This is Japan | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/this-is-japan
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/this-is-japan/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 20:41 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/this-is-japan
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/this-is-japan/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/this-is-japan/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: This is Japan
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `this-is-japan`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 20:41 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-a79f0a218196d3fc
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 2
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 2979
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 1
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: New World, and トワイライト・ファズ (Twilight Fuzz)
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

This Is Japan formed in Tokyo during the late 1990s with Toshiro Yabuki on vocals and guitar, Kensuke Yoshioka on guitar, Masayuki Nakano on bass, and Hiroshi Yamazaki on drums. Their sound pulled from industrial and noise music, favoring dissonant arrangements and unconventional structures. They released their first EP, 'New World,' in 2001. That EP gave them a wider audience, with the title track 'New World' becoming particularly well-known. They...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. New World — https://lyroverse.com/this-is-japan/new-world
2. トワイライト・ファズ (Twilight Fuzz) — https://lyroverse.com/this-is-japan/-twilight-fuzz