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From urban planning to furniture design, architect Daisuke Sugawara traverses the scale of manufacturing
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2023.11.23
Using the site of a former machine shop, “Sandalwood,” a factory performance of apple knock
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Bricklayer Toshihiko Takayama finds common ground between his dream of becoming a sculptor and a bricklayer
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Screening Event NEW ERA Showcases Works by Troika Amano, Takayuki Kojima, and Tatsuaki Mizoi
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2023.11.18
GEZAN’s Label Unveils Performer Lineup and More for “Road Trip To Zenkankakusai”
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Zutomayo Set for Taipei Debut in First-Ever Overseas Performance
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Tokyo International Film Festival Winner “THE BEASTS” Unveils First Footage
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Kinki Kids Set to Release New Album “P album” Co-Produced by Kohei Dojima
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D&AD Awards 2024 Opens Entries for International Design and Advertising Honors
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2023.12.16
Awich Embarks on Her Most Extensive Tour for April 2024
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ZAZEN BOYS Returns with First Album in 12 Years “Rando”
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2024.2.9
Director Victor Erice’s First Film in Three Decades, “Close Your Eyes,” Set to Debut in Japan
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
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GEZAN Announces First Ever Nippon Budokan Show in Spring 2026
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Ikimonogakari Announce First Festival with Noriyuki Makihara, Sukima Switch, and Mone Kamishiraishi
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2026.3.5
STUTS to Hit Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on 2026 Tour
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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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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition
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2026.1.24
Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60
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2026.1.16
“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film
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Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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