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#Takatani Homare

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Born in 1995 in Nara Prefecture. Currently resides in Tokyo. Has been a member of D-Chiku since 2022, primarily responsible for writing plays. His play *Welcome Home, Child of the Future* won the Grand Prize in the Playwriting Competition at the 2023 Kanagawa Short Play Award.

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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper

Mika Kosugi 2026.2.6｜15:24
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.2.5｜18:12
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”

Ryohei Matsunaga 2026.1.29｜14:57
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Yuji Shibasaki 2026.1.22｜17:07
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained

Shoichi Yamamoto 2026.1.8｜14:44
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”

Fumiaki Amano 2026.1.8｜13:46

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EVENTS

#MUSIC 2026.5.9

ambient room Returns to Daikanyama with Takuro Okada Sextet and BudaMunk

NiEW 2026.2.20｜14:37
#MUSIC 2026.5.6

Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Pop-Up Opens in Omotesando

NiEW 2026.5.7｜10:55
#MUSIC 2026.5.6

kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan

NiEW 2026.3.12｜14:20
#MUSIC 2026.5.5

Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:55
#MUSIC 2026.4.18

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins

NiEW 2026.2.27｜10:31
#ART 2026.4.18

ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026

NiEW 2025.12.25｜10:52
#STAGE 2026.4.17

Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America

NiEW 2025.12.5｜10:27
#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55
#ART 2026.2.11

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17
#ART 2026.2.7

Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04
Janelle Monáe Joins GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’26 in Yokohama CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
URBAN RESEARCH x A24 Launch Marty Supreme Collection in Japan Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition Live-Action Look Back From Hirokazu Koreeda Lands International Distribution
Hitsujibungaku Announce First Nationwide Hall Tour for 2026 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Fujii Kaze Leads Japan Launch of adidas Originals’ SUPERSTAR Campaign toe Announces October Shows in Osaka and Tokyo
JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027