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Trailer and poster visual for the movie “Shajiku” released, based on the novel of the same name by Kou Osano.
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Who is Tinkerbell Hatsuno, the mysterious artist who also competes in the M-1 Grand Prix?
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2023.10.23
Shintaro Sakamoto accnounces a new tour including Taiwan show with Tim Bernardes
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Oneohtrix Point Never to release a new album “Again”
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Fujii Kaze to release a new song “Workin’ Hard” and the recap of his first Asia tour on YouTube
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The Profound World of Buddha Machines. Hao Hao Hao, who continues to collect, explains
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bloodthirsty butchers’ albums released from Nippon Columbia are issued on vinyl
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2023.8.31
Jean-Philippe Delorme’s solo exhibition “visage(s)” opens on August 31 with a new poetry book
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2023.9.9
VELTOPIA WORLD PARK, a crossover event of sports, beer, and music, to be held in East Shizuoka this September
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2023.11.16
“Ueno Artist Project 2023: Picturing and Touching the Lives of Others” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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Undercover designer Jun Takahashi’s solo exhibition to showcase portraits of musicians he admires
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2023.10.11
New event “Seikaku” by Umeda Club Quattro, featuring two groups, Sundae May Club & Neko Sen
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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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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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