May Hashimoto (橋本芽生) better known by her stage name May J., is a R&B and pop singer from Yokohama, Japan. Born of Japanese, Iranian, and Russian descent, May J. made her major label debut under Sony Music Japan on July 12, 2006 with her first mini-album All My Girls. She also currently hosts the music programme, J-Melo on Japanese tv network, NHK. Biography May J. was born on June 20, 1988 to a Japanese father and a mother of Persian, Russian, Turkish and English heritage.