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Born in Tokyo in 1983. Culture-oriented anything and everything shop. Main areas of activity include editing, planning, coordination, desktop publishing, and haiku.
website: http://www.shosakai.com/
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Laid-Back Survival Tactics of a Culture Freelancer with Shinobu Kawai
Sho Sakai
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Norah Jones Discusses Music Making: “I Want to Capture the Feeling of the Moment”
Mitsutaka Nagira
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Bridging Eras: Masahiro Goto’s Approach to Curating at Eagle Jazz Kissa
Mitsutaka Nagira
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Music from ‘All The Beauty And The Bloodshed’: Documentary on Nan Goldin’s Life
Yuji Shibasaki
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Rediscovering the Legacy: Downbeat, Yokohama’s Beloved Jazz Kissa Since 1956
Mitsutaka Nagira
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‘The Color Purple’: Labor Songs, Blues and Gospel, Music Reflecting the Era and its Discrepancy
Yuji Shibasaki
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Misato Konari Unleashes Quirky Banter: An Inside Look at Manga Artist Life
Sho Sakai
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Melodic Mentorship: Wenders’ Influence on the Music of “PERFECT DAYS”
Yuji Shibasaki
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Tokyo’s “New Classic”: Shibuya’s Bar Music Sets the Standard for Music Bars
Mitsutaka Nagira
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A Conversation with Kanako Nishi: Midlife Etiquette
Sho Sakai
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Ye Ram x BUOY: Unveiling the Japan-Korea Indie Scene Exchange and Their Musical Narratives
Hajime Oishi
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David Fincher’s “The Killer”: The neoliberal assassin Listen to The Smiths
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Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do
Shimanuki Taisuke
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH
Shoichi Miyake
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness
Yuji Shibasaki
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
Shoichi Yamamoto
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Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director
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Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
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How ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Reinvents the Universal Century with Anno, Tsurumaki, and Enokido at the Helm
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2025.7.1
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2025.7.3
STAR: Yuki Chiba Drops Debut Album and Confirms Solo Concert at Nippon Budokan
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s New Song “Budokan” Released
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s Budokan Show Welcomes Remix Collaboration from SKY-HI, ¥ellow Bucks, and 6 More
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s Budokan Performance to Feature King Giddra and Murda Beatz
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2025.7.3
i-dle Pop-Up Opens in Shibuya Featuring New “minini” Collaboration with LINE FRIENDS
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2025.7.4
Studio Ghibli’s Ocean Waves to Return for a Limited 3-Week Nationwide Screening in July
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2025.7.4
Jean-Luc Godard’s Last Film ‘The Image Book’ Reimagined in Shinjuku Exhibition
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2025.7.5
Helsinki Lambda Club Announces Debut Billboard Live Show for July on Tour Finale
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2025.7.5
Takanawa Gateway Features Hudson Mohawke, ¥OU$UKE ¥UK1MAT$U, & More
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