Half Japanese janë njëgrup i muzikësrok-indie dherok eksperimentale. Ata u themeluan nëMaryland,ShBA) në vitin1975.
Ky bend realizoi një muzikë, e cila ka pasur ndikim të madh në shumë grupe tjera të pavarura të muzikës. Këngëtari i grupitNirvanaKurt Cobain ishte adhurues i tyre.
Anëtarët e tanishëm janëJad Fair,Jason Willett,John Slugett dheGil Reider.
- Albume
- Half Gentlemen/Not Beasts (Armageddon, 1980)
- Loud (Armageddon, 1981)
- Our Solar System (Iridescence, 1985)
- Sing No Evil (Iridescence, 1985)
- Music To Strip By (50 Skidillion Watts, 1987)
- Charmed Life (50 Skidillion Watts, 1988)
- The Band That Would Be King (50 Skidillion Watts, 1989)
- We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (TEC Tones, 1990)
- Fire In The Sky (Paperhouse, 1992)
- Hot (Safe House, 1995)
- Bone Head (Alternative Tentacles, 1997)
- Heaven Sent (Emperor Jones, 1997)
- Hello (Alternative Tentacles, 2001)
- Overjoyed (Joyful Noise, 2014)
- Perfect (Joyful Noise, 2016)
- Hear the Lions Roar (Fire Records, 2017)
- Why Not? (Fire Records, 2018)
- Invincible (Fire Records, 2019)
- Half Alive (Cassette – live at DC Space and the Red Door, Baltimore
- 50 Skidillion Watts Live (Calypso Now, 1984)
- Boo: Live in Europe 1992 (TEC Tones, 1994)
- Best Of Half Japanese (Timebomb Japan, 1993)
- Greatest Hits 2 CDs / 3 LPs (Safe House, 1995)
- Best Of Half Japanese Vol. 2 (Timebomb Japan, 1995)
- „Calling All Girls“ (50 Skidillion Watts, 1977)
- Horrible (Press, 1982)
- Real Cool Time/What Can I Do/Monopoly EP (Overzealous Editions, 1989)
- Everybody Knows, Twang 1 EP (Seminal Twang, 1991)
- 4 Four Kids EP (Ralph, 1991)
- Postcard EP (Earl, 1991)
- Eye of the Hurricane/Said and Done/U.S. Teens are Spoiled Bums/Daytona Beach EP (1991)
- No Direct Line from my Brain to My Heart/(I Don’t Want to Have) Mono (No More) 7" (50 Skidillion Watts, 1978)
- Spy (Armageddon, 1981)
- How Will I Know (Press, 1982)
- U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums (50 Skidillion Watts, 1988)
- T For Texas/Go Go Go Go (XXOO Fan Club, 1990)
- The Band That Would Be King, Jeff Feuerzeig, 1992
