Japan sets bigger stage for K-pop, other stars with easier visas

Concert organizers hope for 'revival of music industry' after COVID slump

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Members of South Korean boy band BTS pose at an event in Japan in 2019. The music industry expects Japan's new entertainment visa rules to help foster next BTS. © Reuters

NATSUMI KAWASAKI and KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SEOUL -- Japan has made it easier for foreign artists to come over and perform concerts and act in plays, thus raising music industry hopes that the country can become a catalyst for new acts trying to replicate the global success of BTS.

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