Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
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sugar plant’s New Album Shows Why Japanese Dream Pop Still Resonates After 30 Years
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YOASOBI and UT Reunite for First Collaboration in Five Years
Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
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EVENTS
Information on the latest cultural events
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Major Picasso Exhibition Curated by Paul Smith Arrives in Tokyo in June 2026
日程 2026.6.10 - 2026.9.21
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Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
日程 2026.1.16 - 2026.7.20
#STAGE
Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America
日程 2026.4.17 - 2026.6.13
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ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
日程 2026.4.18 - 2026.9.27
#MUSIC
Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026
日程 2026.5.5 - 2026.6.21
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kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan
日程 2026.5.6 - 2026.11.29
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Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
日程 2026.6.3 - 2026.6.14SPECIAL
DAMONS YEAR Wants You to Fall Apart Instead of Pretending You’re Fine
DAMONS YEAR on Emotional Honesty, Korean Indie Music, and the Influence of Shunji Iwai
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SB19 Are Redefining Global Pop from the Philippines
坂井彩花
After the Spell Breaks What Remains Kristina Rozhkova Unbewitched
中島良平
Ayano Kaneko and OGRE YOU ASSHOLE What Moves Them Live
Atsutake Kaneko
Ichika Nito and Hayato Sumino on Musical Philosophy and Resonance as Global Soloists
Atsutake Kaneko
Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
Atsutake Kaneko
Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
Ryohei Matsunaga
Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Yuji Shibasaki
Rasmus Faber Weaves EDM and Anime Experience into Bold New Sound
小野島大
The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
Takahisa Gomi on Making a Living with Music – And the Music That Numbers Can’t Capture
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SERIES
Series with the artists
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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
#MUSIC
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
#MOVIE
Yuji Shibasaki
That selection of music makes the film
VOL. 15
‘Exterior Night’: A Speculative Tale of Political Kidnapping
2024.8.8
#ART
Summer Eye
Summer Eye's Joy of Knowing
VOL. 5
To the River Museum: The Remarkable Arakawa River Linked to the Panama Canal
2024.5.23
#MUSIC
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
#MUSIC
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"
VOL. 10
A Glowing Farewell: Closing Words from Our Diary Exchange
2024.5.9
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