I recently came across the Hear Japan site. I signed up to download music from Japan. Check it out and let me know what you think!Here's a blurb from the Hear Japan site:HearJapan tears down the barriers between you and Japanese music. No more jumping through hoops to listen to your favorite Japanese artists. Our goal is to provide you your favorite artists’ releases affordably, conveniently, and quickly.Not only will we provide you with music, but also the latest news and information about the artists for free. We give you the full picture to make the best decision; pictures, artist profile, the most recent news, samples of all the songs, album reviews, interviews, etc, ALL IN ENGLISH! HearJapan’s professional translating staff translates everything into native English.All revenues from sales are shared with the artists, labels and right holders and every song has the permission to be sold on HearJapan. All songs are encoded in high quality variable mp3. That means no restrictions to how you want to listen to your music! HearJapan is freedom. Freedom to buy music from Japan; Freedom to all the information; Freedom to listen to samples; Freedom to listen on any player.