Hi Cliff, I don't know really if the new oriental program will include chineese and japanese styles. I will try to get more info. The oriental styles on the x1 are using oriental drumsets that we have on a flash card eight megabytes, if the flash card is absent the styles will not work, also the oriental sounds are in the flash card too. when I bought my x1 and that in Lebanon(my country), they told me to keep the flash card in the keyboard as along as I am using the oriental sounds and styles. My friend know one of the guys who helped in the making of the oriental program, he can get for me the new info which are top secret.