Anime News Network recently posted an interview with Shaun Iwase of Rightsscale Inc., discussing Japanese music on the U.S. iTunes Music Store, and the company’s role in the industry. You will know Rightsscale as the provider of much Japanese content on the iTMS — as listed here on the most useful site ever.

from the interview:

We are planning to upload tracks by ELLEGARDEN, who are currently one of the top 3 Indies bands in Japan. We’ve already uploaded albums of PE’Z and The Rodeo Carburettor, bands that were extremely popular at the Japan showcase during In The City 2005 at Manchester. TsuShiMaMiRe is an all-girl band we are handling. They performed for this year’s Suicide Girls Live Burlesque Tour and have been immensely popular.