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2024.2.19
BAD HOP’s Final Album Set for February 9
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2024.3.24
saba sister Unveils Debut Album Tour with Solo Live Show as Finale
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2024.2.23
Karuizawa’s EPOCHS revealed Timetable for Spin-Off Event at Shibuya’s O-East
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2024.5.24
“Backyard in RyCom” Stage Play on U.S. Soldier Incidents Set for Revival, Okinawa Included in Performance Schedule
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2024.3.2
LP Release Confirmed for Miran’s Latest Album “WATASHIBOSHI”
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2024.2.2
Demon Slayer Announces New Season and Sneak Peak of First Episode During World Premiere Tour
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Yuya, who works with Dr. Martens and Tenshin Nasukawa, puts his gratitude into words
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2024.3.9
A double feature by Muni, now with two writers, “Tsukanoma no Michi” and “Aka to Kiiro no Yume”.
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2024.5.5
OTODAMA’24 to Features Cornelius, Quruli, Fishmans, and More
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Nominated as a finalist for the Kishida Prize for Drama, the 6th production of Hate to Cheek is open for a limited time.
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An unusual barbershop. What is Takadanobaba’s “isel”, which takes on challenges such as introducing subscription.
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2024.1.27
Contemporary Artist Nukeme to Hold Solo Exhibition at Ikenoue Parallel
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
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2026.2.13
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” Sets Japan Release for February 2026
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates
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2026.2.16
ZORN and OZROSAURUS Team Up for Family Day Live at Nippon Budokan
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2026.2.18
Wet Leg Announce Japan Tour for February 2026 with Second Album in Tow
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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2026.2.6
Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May
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