NTS aired an episode dedicated to the music of Fishmans on 7 July 2023. Fishmans has been played over 60 times on NTS, first on 20 March 2018. Fishmans's music has been featured on 38 episodes.

Fishmans (フィッシュマンズ) were an influential Japanese band formed in 1987. They were ranked number 83 in a list of Japan’s top 100 musicians provided by HMV, and are renowned for their unique sound and the distinctive vocals of lead singer Shinji Sato.

The band was formed in 1987 by Sato (vocals, guitar, trumpet), Kin-Ichi Motegi (drums, vocals, sampler) and Kensuke Ojima (guitar and vocals). The addition of Yuzuru Kashiwabara…