CONTRIBUTORS
#Yukitaka Amemiya
Photographer, started photography in 2009 because he wanted to meet musicians, moved to the UK from 2016 to 2022, now working mainly in Tokyo.
Homepage https://yukitaka-amemiya.com/
Instagram yuki_0422ame
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SPECIAL
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Hajime Oishi
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Daniel Takeda
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Yukako Yajima
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Daniel Takeda
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Yuta Orisaka at NHK Hall: A Review from the Edge of a New Season
Hajime Oishi
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SIRUP x SKY-HI: Charting the Next Chapter of the Music Scene
Daniel Takeda
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Riding the Thunder: SATOH’s Bold Journey into the Future in a DeLorean
Yukako Yajima
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Bridging Worlds: SIRUP and Ayumu Imazu Tackle Social Issues
Daniel Takeda
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Navigating the Conclusion of Creative Pursuits: Suguru Yamamoto from HANCHU-YUEI in Dialogue with Keiichi Sokabe
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Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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#BOOK
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
Ryohei Matsunaga
#BOOK
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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EVENTS
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2025.8.22
maya ongaku and Minami Deutsch to Share Stage for the First Time at Shibuya WWW X
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2025.8.22
Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu
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2025.8.22
Iconic Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi to Spin One-Night-Only DJ Set
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2025.8.23
Eve Announces Major K Arena Yokohama Show for 2025 Summer, Celebrating “Under Blue”
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2025.8.23
Take Sasamoto’s Laboratory Exhibition Set for August 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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2025.8.23
ONE MUSIC CAMP in Hyogo Adds ACIDMAN, ASOUND, and Gusokumuzu
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2025.8.27
FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE Embark on Japan Debut This August
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2025.8.27
Yaeji Announces August Tokyo Show Following Debut Album Release
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2025.8.17
Maximum10 Compilation Released on HOLIDAY! RECORDS with POP DISASTER, sfpr and More
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2025.8.17
Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide
Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending
Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup
maya ongaku Sets Off on Nationwide Five-City Tour
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”