Searching for the young soul rebels

I've written before about the way that distinctive musical subcultures spring up in a particular place at a particular time. What's even more fascinating is when such apparently place-and-time-specific subcultures travel and take root in foreign soil. That's the case with northern soul, which - believe it or not - currently enjoys significant popularity in underground clubs in Japan. The Independent's Duncan Forgan has been to Kobe to report back on how, in a new setting and time period, it's evolved into something subtly but distinctively different.