Produced by Joseph Cottrell, Wayne Hall, Ken Fuller and Jeffrey Crecelius

This week, we had a great conversation with Glenn Williams, a rock writer based in Japan who I found via YMP Patron Paul Hailes. We picked Genn's brains about the music scene in Japan today and over the decades to try and find out what makes the country 'tick' and why they seem to receive special treatment from record companies. I have several Yes records and CDs in Japanese import versions, as you probably do and they are always impressive.

We also discussed the conditions for live music in Japan and how different genres are viewed. Glenn shared some great insights.

• How have music listening trends changed in Japan over the decades?
• Why has it always been seen as a great place to record live albums?
• How popular is progressive rock nowadays?

Let us know what you think in the comments on the show notes for this week.