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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.
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Unlikely but Perfect: Hot Dogs and Jazz at Shimokitazawa’s tonlist
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Epic Tale of Vanished Youth: 1991’s ‘SKINLESS NIGHT’ unveiled through Hachimitsu Pie’s iconic anthem
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Fiction and dream-inducing music in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City
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“Barbie”: “What was I made for?” is perhaps the question asking the movie itself
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Iidabashi’s BAR MEIJIU, a perfect listening bar where everything is inevitable
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“Marcel: The Little Shellfish with Shoes” was an “ambient film”
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Araiyakushi’s jazz kissa rompercicci guides you to the fascination of inexpensive vinyls
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Aftersun: memories and the present crossing over with the tunes
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Shibuya’s music bar “Tangle”
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“The Passengers of the Night” also recalls the sounds of an era of change.
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2025.5.16
The Substance Starring Demi Moore Earns Five Golden Globe Nominations, Premieres in May
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2025.5.16
Scandinavian Serial Murder Case Depicted in ‘The Girl with the Needle,’ Coming This May
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2025.5.17
S.A.R. Announces Major Label Debut with IRORI Records
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2025.5.17
TOKYO Sekai Announces First Solo Concert at Shibuya WWW X in May
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2025.5.17
Masakatsu Takagi Announces Album with Lyrics for Studio Ghibli Works & Billboard Live Show
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2025.5.17
Kyoto’s STARFESTIVAL Confirms Laurent Garnier’s Japan Visit in Final Announcement
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2025.5.17
Sapporo’s THE JUSTICE Music Festival Brings Together 60 Acts This May
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2025.5.21
QURULI, STRAIGHTENER, and Gokumon to Perform with Asian Bands in Kyoto
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2025.5.22
DYGL Announces Japan Tour & Releases New Song with Live Video
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2025.5.22
DYGL Welcomes Soft Pine from Bangkok for Spring Tour, HOME Slated for Okinawa Show
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