HANA Set to Drop Debut Album ”HANA” in February 2026
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Ape Escape Soundtracks Take Over Shibuya’s WWW With Soichi Terada Exclusive Live Set
PinkPantheress Marks Japan Debut in February at Toyosu PIT
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Rosalía’s Chart-Topping Album ”LUX” Gets Japan CD Release in January
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Ado x Adidas: New Creative Partnership Powers Japan’s 2026 Kit
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TWICE Adds Three Massive Stadium Nights to Japan Tour This April
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
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“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter
Akeboshi Performs ”NARUTO” Ending Theme ”Wind” on ”THE FIRST TAKE”
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance
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NEWS
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EVENTS
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rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return
日程 2026.1.4
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rockin’on sonic 2026 First Lineup Revealed Featuring PET SHOP BOYS and KNEECAP
日程 2026.1.4
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“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup
日程 2026.1.4
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KNEECAP Announces First Solo Japan Show at EX Theater Roppongi
日程 2026.1.5
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Interactive nostalgia! The “30th Anniversary Tamagotchi Grand Exhibition” Lands in Roppongi
日程 2026.1.7 - 2026.2.2
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Haruki Murakami’s “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” Stage Play to Tour the UK, France, China, and Singapore
日程 2026.1.10 - 2026.3.1
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Yuta Orisaka Expands Acoustic Tour with Special Outdoor and Okinawa Stops
日程 2025.9.12 - 2026.2.25
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Ichiko Aoba to Perform Solo on Ishigaki Island, Honoring the Yaeyama Region That Influenced Her
日程 2025.9.17 - 2026.1.17
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Arata Isozaki Retrospective Architecture as Archipelago Debuts at Mito Art Tower
日程 2025.11.1 - 2026.1.26
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Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition Opens in Roppongi
日程 2025.11.14 - 2026.1.12SPECIAL
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Turning a Life into Film: The Journalistic Precision Behind "Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries"
Shoichiro Kotetsu
rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
Fumiaki Amano
Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
Koji Harie
mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
Jin Otabe
Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
Kotaro Kikuchi
“Prism of the Real” Reframes Japan’s Creative Evolution 1989–2010 at NACT
Akiko Nakano
Rol3ert’s First Interview: Music That Comforts a Divided World
Yukako Yajima
Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release
Fumiaki Amano
maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad
Hiroyoshi Tomite
10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
Tomonori Shiba
Shunji Iwai on 30 Years of Making Films as Products
Unpacking the creative philosophy and music of 'All About Lily Chou-Chou,' 'Swallowtail Butterfly,' and 'Kyrie'
Yoko Hasada
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Izumi Okaya
Izumi Okaya's "Would you like to have a drink at my house?"
VOL. 4
Manga Masters’ Dinner: Gao Yan and Okaya on Work, Food, and Politics
2024.8.2
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Mitsutaka Nagira
Where you can find Good Music in Japan
VOL. 12
Uncover Bliss in Kyoto’s Secret Spot, Kurochaya, with Vinyl and Tranquility
2025.3.13
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Yuji Shibasaki
That selection of music makes the film
VOL. 15
‘Exterior Night’: A Speculative Tale of Political Kidnapping
2024.8.8
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Summer Eye
Summer Eye's Joy of Knowing
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To the River Museum: The Remarkable Arakawa River Linked to the Panama Canal
2024.5.23
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TAMIW
Music, work, and sometimes memorial services
VOL. 3
Cultural Riches Defy the Confines of Currency – Exploring the Realms of Value with Masafumi Goto
2023.11.2
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Taro Yoda
Floor Essence 〜dance・club・party〜
VOL. 6
SUGIURUMN Celebrates 25 Years: Journey from Band Member to Top Japanese DJ
2024.7.4
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Miram
Miram and Ban Obara's Exchange Diary, "With my chin resting by the window"
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A Glowing Farewell: Closing Words from Our Diary Exchange
2024.5.9
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