Queen of Japan is a music trio from Europe, known for its synthpop sound and cover versions of hits from the 1970s and 1980s.[LINK: http://www.soccerphile.com/soccerphile/archives/wc2002/fo/mw/sse.html] [1] Singer Ayumi Hamasaki is commonly referred to as "Empress of J-pop" but has also been referred to as "Queen of Japan" on occasion. She is unconnected with the musical group discussed here. Music Queen of Japan's 1999 debut EP Mercury Rising (a reference to Freddie Mercury) features New Wave-sounding versions of Queen songs and is probably the basis for the group's name.[LINK: http://www.queenofjapan.net/HTML/presshtml/dunno.html] [2] Queen of Japan Press Clipping The trio's versions of "I Love Rock N Roll" and "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" (originally hits for Joan Jett and Rod Stewart, respectively) appear on several different compilation CD's. Their version of

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