That girl you know from city pop has crossed over to the Pokemon world. Mariya Takeuchi, the singer most famous worldwide for “Plastic Love”, has a new single out. Of course, this is video game ...

Singer-songwriter Mariya Takeuchi sat down with Billboard Japan for its Monthly Feature interview series highlighting today’s leading artists and works. The veteran artist recently released her first ...

Mariya Takeuchi (竹内 まりや, Takeuchi Mariya, born 20 March 1955) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Taisha, Shimane, now the city of Izumo. In a Japanese pop music career spanning decades, she has ...