The Roland 303 was made and designed in Japan. Technopolis by Yellow Magic Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lOyCxRp5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?

The Roland 303 was made and designed in Japan. Technopolis by Yellow Magic Orchestra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lOyCxRp5s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2lOyCxRp5s Like many things, 'techno' was an international movement built on the shoulders of giants. But to disregard the 303 from Japan which pretty much defines techno, and Tokyo bands making electronic music with the word techno in their title is silly. Techno was an international scene from the beginning, and remains so today. Not to say Detroit, Berlin, and the UK didn't have massive influences - they did.