Regarding japanese bass players I would liko to mention Hideaki Mochizuki .... can be heard inter alias on the excellent Takeo Moriyama Quartet "Green River" (Enja Records) from 1984 ....
Recorded @ Royal Festival Hall London on April 2nd, 1991 .... worth the ticket of entry for a furious reading of the Smetana Overture .... and Dvorak 8 is excellent too ....
V.A "Hall Of FAME Vol. 3" (Kent/Ace) 2014 .....rare and unissued tracks documenting the magic of "Fame Sound" and the glory days of Southern Soul .... indispensable .... btw priceless Cover Photography ....