Madonna did it first. She’ll be making her first Japan tour in 13 years, if you want to call two concerts a tour. Madge will be wowing them at the Osaka Dome on September 16 and the Tokyo Dome September 20. With top-end ticket prices peaking at about $500, there’s a lot to bewowed about.

Mariah Carey is more of a familiar face in Japan. She played there three years ago. But now that she’s on the wings of her biggest-selling album ever, Mimi can probably guarantee filling Japan’s biggest hall, the Saitama Super Arena, two nights in a row October 20-21. She’ll also be doing Nagoya on October 18 and Osaka on October 24-25.

However, neither American singer has received half the buzz that home-girl Hikaru Utada received recently when her own national tour was announced. Her first album in four years, Ultra Blue, was released June 14. She’ll embark on an 11-city, 22-date Japan tour in July, which will also include two consecutive nights at the Saitama Super Arena.