Japanoise

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Japanoise

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Blend of Japanese + noise.

noun

uncountable A genre of postindustrial music of Japan, primarily in the 1980s and 1990s. While we allow the sounds of Japanoise to challenge our ears, this practice of sound-making reveals not only the limits of origin stories, but also the limits of the concept of “ongaku,” […]

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"Japanoise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/japanoise. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Japanoise. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/japanoise

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"Japanoise." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/japanoise.

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@misc{japanoise_2026,
  title = {Japanoise},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/japanoise},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}