He writes lovely and whimsical tunes, has opened in Japan for M Ward and Animal Collective, and has sold out of copies of his first album. Oh yes, and he just got a shout out from "indie pop heartthrob" Jens Lekman in Pitchfork. If none of this means anything to you, pat yourself on the back, but still check out Japanese songwriter Shugo Tokumaru. He should soon release his second album in the US and UK and maybe do some touring abroad as well. You can hear some of his stuff on his myspace page.