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Singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers during a photo call to promote her new album 'Joanne' in Tokyo, Japan, November 2, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Image Credit: REUTERS

Dozens of screaming fans holding banners and posters greeted US pop singer Lady Gaga in Tokyo on Tuesday as the Grammy Award winning songstress arrived in Japan to promote her US chart-topping album Joanne.

Dressed in a backless-black outfit and pink hat — an accessory she wears on the Joanne album cover — the singer-songwriter signed autographs and thanked fans for “inviting me back”.

“[I] just wanted to bring happiness to everyone today and I think a pink hat makes every day happy,” she said.

Joanne is Lady Gaga’s fifth studio album. The rock-infused record debuted at the top of the weekly US Billboard 200 album chart on Monday.