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#Masaaki Hara

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He is a writer, music selector, producer of label rings, founder of net radio dublab.jp, and part-time lecturer at Waseda University. His books include “Jazz Thing: What is Jazz?"
https://linktr.ee/masaakihara

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Haruomi Hosono, Rei Harakami, and Sam Gendel: A Cross-Generational Sonic Dialogue

Masaaki Hara 2025.2.7｜12:15

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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage

Kotaro Kikuchi 2025.9.25｜15:58
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma

Hajime Oishi 2025.9.11｜15:57
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film

Shoichiro Kotetsu 2025.11.27｜12:31
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection

Jin Otabe 2025.10.23｜13:32
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music

Fumiaki Amano 2025.10.30｜14:36
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life

Koji Harie 2025.10.23｜14:04

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EVENTS

#MUSIC 2026.1.15

kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026

NiEW 2025.8.7｜14:53
#ART 2026.1.16

“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film

NiEW 2025.9.11｜12:01
#OTHER 2026.1.16

Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13
#MUSIC 2026.1.20

Men I Trust Announces 2026 Japan Tour with Mei Simones

NiEW 2025.6.12｜12:37
#STAGE 2026.1.10

Haruki Murakami’s “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” Stage Play to Tour the UK, France, China, and Singapore

NiEW 2025.10.30｜18:09
#ART 2026.1.7

Interactive nostalgia! The “30th Anniversary Tamagotchi Grand Exhibition” Lands in Roppongi

NiEW 2025.11.21｜13:37
#MUSIC 2025.12.23

Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena

NiEW 2025.10.10｜15:55
#ART 2025.12.20

Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art

NiEW 2025.9.19｜12:46
#MUSIC 2025.12.19

Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)

NiEW 2025.10.2｜17:18
#MUSIC 2025.12.19

Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter

NiEW 2025.12.4｜11:05
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter BLACKPINK Launches Exclusive Jerseys With Tokyo Pro Teams Giants, FC Tokyo, Sunrockers Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026 LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour
“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter maya ongaku Set LIQUIDROOM Debut Show for July Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21
YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 DYGL Announce “Crossing 2026” With Texas 3000, ZAZEN BOYS, kanekoayano, and More Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Takeshi Kitano’s Battle Royale Turns 25 and Debuts Legendary Tracksuit Collection
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Fujii Kaze Announces Japan Arena Dates Ahead of Global Prema World Tour BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda