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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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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
Yuji Shibasaki
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Fiction and dream-inducing music in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City
Yuji Shibasaki
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“Barbie”: “What was I made for?” is perhaps the question asking the movie itself
Yuji Shibasaki
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Iidabashi’s BAR MEIJIU, a perfect listening bar where everything is inevitable
Mitsutaka Nagira
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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
Mitsutaka Nagira
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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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ART OSAKA 2025 Unveils Video Program Tracing Japan’s Visual Art Evolution from the 1960s
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2025.6.6
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Mikio Hasui’s Seascape Photo Exhibition Featuring All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan
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YOASOBI Announces Wembley Arena Headline Show in London
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2025.6.8
YOASOBI Adds Second London Show at Wembley Arena Due to High Demand
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