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#Yuka Ochiai

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Born in Gunma, Japan in 1994 and currently lives in Tokyo. Dropped out of Nihon University College of Art, Department of Photography.
In 2018, became independent after working as an assistant; in 2024, became independent as a retoucher after working for a retouching production for 5 years. Lives with three shelter cats.

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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists

imdkm 2025.6.20｜14:44
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AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH

Shoichi Miyake 2025.6.12｜14:57
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness

Yuji Shibasaki 2025.6.6｜17:01
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone

Shoichi Yamamoto 2025.6.6｜12:43
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Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director

Ryohei Matsunaga 2025.5.15｜14:52
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Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations

Yoko Hasada 2025.5.2｜18:41
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How ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Reinvents the Universal Century with Anno, Tsurumaki, and Enokido at the Helm

Shuka Yamada 2025.4.25｜11:44

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#MOVIE 2025.6.27

Brad Pitt’s F1 to be Released in Japan, Produced by Top Gun: Maverick Team

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Ayaka Wada’s New Song “ELLE” in French Unveils Music Video

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#MUSIC 2025.6.28

kanekoayano Releases Debut Album “Ishi no Ito”

NiEW 2025.5.2｜13:05
#MUSIC 2025.6.21

YATSUI FESTIVAL! 2025 to Return with Sunny Day Service, Sohei Oyamada, and 20 Other Acts in First Wave

NiEW 2025.1.23｜18:19
#MOVIE 2025.6.20

Tohji Pia Arena Theatrical Version Announced with Limited June Release

NiEW 2025.5.29｜13:36
#MUSIC 2025.6.19

JJJ’s ‘The Light Tour’ Rescheduled: Tokyo and Osaka Dates Announced with KID FRESINO

NiEW 2025.5.14｜17:56
#MUSIC 2025.6.17

betcover!! to Embark on World Tour Across 31 Cities

NiEW 2025.5.14｜17:26
#MUSIC 2025.6.8

JJJ Announces “the light” tour, Performances in Five Cities Starting June

NiEW 2025.4.10｜11:14
#ART 2025.6.7

Mikio Hasui’s Seascape Photo Exhibition Featuring All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan

NiEW 2025.5.29｜11:39
Lady Gaga Confirms Japan Tour with Dome Shows for New Album MAYHEM A24’s Upcoming Film I Saw the TV Glow to Release in Japan This September South Korea’s yomm to Make Japan Live Debut This July in Ebisu
Mikio Hasui’s Seascape Photo Exhibition Featuring All Nuclear Power Plants in Japan UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho Yuki Chiba Releases Double Albums Alongside New Shared Track “Nagareru” Music Video Ebisu Garden Place to Host Month-Long Outdoor Film Festival with 15 Titles
LE SSERAFIM Unveils Gen Hoshino-Produced Track for Netflix Anime My Melody & Kuromi Grammy-Winning Laufey Announces Upcoming Japan Tour Ai Yazawa’s NANA to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with First-Ever Digital Re-Release Shunji Iwai Soundtrack Concert Coming in July, Kyoko Koizumi Among Guest Singers
Men I Trust Announces 2026 Japan Tour with Mei Simones Hitsujibungaku Announces New Album for October Release; New Track Now Streaming Fujii Kaze Announces New Album Prema — First in Three Years, Out This September Peterparker69 Announces Debut Album for July and Solo Live Show with Special Guest