1. ‘Turning Japanese’ by The Vapors (1980) When “Turning Japanese” came out in 1980, some people found it offensive because they believed the song was about touching one’s private area ...

We've been rocking out to these theme tunes from Japanese sci-fi television shows from the '80s. Specifically the ones by Akira Kushida, who rules.

Japanese music from the 1970s and '80s seems to be having a moment in the West right now. Take the latest album from The Weeknd, which samples the 1983 Tomoko Aran track, "Midnight Pretenders ...