1. bIntroductionb Kei Hibino, Barnaby Ralph and Henry Johnson.- PART I. bReception.- 2b. Western Art Music in Pre-Edo and Meiji Japan Historical Reception, Cultural Change and Education Ayako Otomo.- 3. Western Musical Elements in Japanese iKotoi Music from the 19supthsup to 21supstsup Centuries Sonic, Visual and Behavioral Spheres in a Context of Cultural Change Henry Johnson.- 4. Guitar Making and Intercultural Communication in Japan and Australia Gavin Carfoot.- PART II. bTransformationb.- 5. Black Intentions Maki Ishii, Ryohei Hirose, Makoto Shinohara and the Japanese Avant-Garde Barnaby Ralph.- 6. iScarletti, an American Musical Made in Japan or, How Japanese Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Integrated Musicals Kei Hibino.- 7. Like Some Cat from Japan Masayoshi Sukita's Photographs of David Bowie as Japan's First Appearance in the History of Rock Music Yuki Gennaka.- PART III. bCultural Flow.- 8b. The Flow of Jazz in Japan Why Jazz Resonates So Far from Home Michael Pronko.- 9. J