A friend of mine only likes music from japan (I find that kind of racist). When I try and find out new bands for him I feel racist. Do you like political punk? Your friend isn't one of those people that watch anime all day, dress up like what stereotypes say "Japanese" people look like, and such is he? :? I'll admit, though, I do like the rhythms found in many j-pop songs. I don't really delve into that genre (sub-genre?) of music all that much. It's nice to listen to when you feel you just need to vent your anger about something wrong in the world. It's really very empowering and a great way of expression. But, I don't much care for the ones that just say, you know, "life sucks", "I hate this world", etc. No, He just reads a lot of manga. The life sucks and hating of the world is Emo...