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Japanese radio broadcast radio sucks. 10 years ago I brought an American CD-radio-casette deck over, and didn't care that the frequencies didn't match Japanese commercial radio wavelenghts. Radio is just halfhearted and lame. Cable radio, with a broader range as well as the ability to select exclusively within a given genre, was all the rage 10 years ago. It's still in use extensively for background music in shops and restaurants throughout Japan.

At my desk at work, however, it's a different story. I've previously posted a number of interesting websites carrying free, alternative, indie, or mashup MP3's, but have neglected internet radio. Here are two picks of which I only learned today (via tokyopia forum):
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