New Album: Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future (March 18, 2016)

[TheBang]

Originally Posted by qirex

This is the only band that I know that still does it

Not at all.

As to why it's done, this article explains it. Although it was written in 2002, it's still relevant today:

http://www.melodicrock.com/industry/insidestory.html

Japan is one of UW's most important markets so they abide by the industry conventions.