Longtime USA-based Japan-A-Radio will be ceasing operations on July 29th

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Japan-A-Radio has been a fixture for those wanting to listen to Japanese music via online streaming.

The radio station has been around for 22 years and issued the following statement on July 1st:

It’s a sad day as Japan-A-Radio announces that it will cease operations.

This has been a really difficult decision that has been floating around for some time. The costs to continue running Japan-A-Radio are quite high and continue to rise, while subscribers for Japan-A-Radio remain too low. In a competitive market, we understand everyone has choices when they listen to their media and appreciate those of you who have spent their last 22 years with us.

Japan-A-Radio will officially cease operations on Saturday, July 29th at 23:59PM. Thank you for the opportunity to let us entertain you.

Note: If you have any reoccurring subscriptions, they will automatically be cancelled. You don’t need to do anything, but please watch your e-mail from PayPal about your subscription being cancelled. We are unable to offer any refunds as the funds were used to keep the station going.

It's a sad day. Japan-A-Radio to cease operations. Read the full story on our website at:https://t.co/wIV6VaJUHx

— Japan-A-Radio (@japanaradio) July 9, 2023

As Neo-Tokyo 2099 celebrates it’s 30th year anniversary and JAR going on 22 years, they will be missed! Here is one of our earlier collaborations with Japan-A-Radio, this one from 2003 for the first Ani-Jam that we did.

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