fm radio band is not the same?

in my country fm radio is 88-108mhz but i read in japan its only 70-90mhz, is this true, if so how I can listen to local pop music? i dont want to buy a japanese only radio.

The Japanese radio band is actually 76-90 MHz. Since your radio doesn't tune to those frequencies it seems the only option is to buy a Japanese radio. Where are you in Japan btw?

: i dont want to buy a japanese only radio.

Some radio models designed for wide-ranging FM are offered by Japanese manufacturers.

I sometimes use my portable synth-tuning radio receiver when I catch an FM.
It seems that FM sound (both in mono and in stereo) tends to be clearer with portable radios than with large radio & recorder combos / compos.
Generally speaking, it's easier to adjust frequency at synth-tuning models, while analog-tuning models are available at lower prices.

Examples: Portable radio models designed for wide-ranging FM:
- SONY: SRF-M807: 1 speaker / 2 phones:
FM 76 - 108 MHz
(Mono / Stereo, 0.05 MHz-step synth-tuning).
- Panasonic: RF-ND180R: 1 speaker / 1 phone:
FM 76 - 90 MHz or 87.5 - 108 MHz (depending on the area setting)
(Mono, 0.1 MHz-step synth-tuning).
- TOSHIBA: BK-562: 1 speaker / 2 phones:
FM 76 - 108 MHz (analog-tuning).

I suppose most of recent Japanese portable radio models have at least 3 band modes: analogue AM, analogue FM, analogue TV sound (1 - 3 Ch).
TV broadcastings in Japan are now on the shift to digital broadcastings; analogue TV broadcastings are scheduled to be ended by 2011. (Digital radio broadcastings are still at their tentative stage).

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My Zune can be switched to Japan FM. Maybe Ipod is the same?

Ipod's don't have built in fm receivers. However, you could buy and accessory one in Japan that would receive local stations.

nicholas,

where do you plan to listen to the radio? have you thought about streaming it over the internet?

hello all, I just wanted to hear how many stations and what sort of music each area or city plays, mostly pop, traditional, any english etc. just the sort of thing you pick up on a local radio. dont actually want to use the internet, more kind of what a bedside clock radio will pick up. thanks

I just wanted to hear how many stations and what sort of music each area or city plays, mostly pop, traditional, any english

Each area has a few stations of each type that you mentioned. And if you are close enough to the US military bases you can pick up their English broadcast.

If you don't want to use the internet, and don't want to buy a new radio, then it would seem your only hope is to find a station between 88 and 90 Hz, or.... not listen to the radio. They come pretty cheap these days by the way.