He was also a member of the groups: the Beatniks (w/ Keiichi Suzuki), Sketch Show (w/ Haruomi Hosono), & Metafive (w/ Towa Tei etc.).

Takahashi collaborated extensively with other musicians, including Bill Nelson, Iva Davies of Icehouse,[3] Keiichi Suzuki of the Moonriders (often as a duo dubbed "The Beatniks", although Suzuki essentially functioned as a member of Takahashi's backing band during the Moonriders' brief hiatus) and in particular Steve Jansen.

Takahashi helped compose the soundtrack to the anime series Nadia: Secret of the Blue Water in 1989, including the song "Families".

Both Takahashi and Hosono reunited with Sakamoto as HASYMO – a combination of Human Audio Sponge and Yellow Magic Orchestra.

(2018), a remastered reboot of his solo debut album which, along with re-recorded vocals, featured appearances by Sakamoto, Hosono and other musicians.