10 best Japanese rock albums

"Japan has produced some of the world’s greatest musical acts and it’s high time their accomplishments were recognized" - Japan Times' Jonathan McNamara writes in an article reacting to Rolling Stone’s 'The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list. He lists the 10 best Japanese ones:

Yellow Magic Orchestra 'Solid State Survivor' (1979)

Shonen Knife 'Brand New Knife' (1997)

The Pillows 'Little Busters' (1998)

Ayumi Hamasaki 'Duty' (2000)

X Japan 'The Last Live' (2001)

Polysics 'For Young Electric Pop' (2002)

Asian Kung-Fu Generation 'Sol-Fa' (2004)

GaGaGa SP 'Best Album' (2007)

Perfume 'Game' (2008)

Boom Boom Satellites 'Embrace' (2013)