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2025.9.14
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Neo Sora × Sakura Ando’s ‘A Very Straight Neck’ Wins Best Short Film at Locarno International Film Festival
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Taifu Club Announces 7-Inch Vinyl “Kyoto-shi Minami-ku” and Releases Documentary Teaser
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Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending
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2025.10.17
Larry Clark’s ‘KIDS’ Brings 1990s NYC Youth Back to the Big Screen
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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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2025.8.22
Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu
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2025.9.26
A24’s Upcoming Film I Saw the TV Glow to Release in Japan This September
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LE SSERAFIM Unveils Gen Hoshino-Produced Track for Netflix Anime My Melody & Kuromi
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2025.7.11
Ai Yazawa’s NANA to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with First-Ever Digital Re-Release
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2025.9.26
‘BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN’ Japan Release Date Announced: Band’s First Official Documentary
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2025.6.6
Ebisu Garden Place to Host Month-Long Outdoor Film Festival with 15 Titles
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2025.7.20
Shunji Iwai Soundtrack Concert Coming in July, Kyoko Koizumi Among Guest Singers
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2025.6.20
Tohji Pia Arena Theatrical Version Announced with Limited June Release
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Björk’s ‘’Björk: Cornucopia’’ Concert Film Sees Extended Theatrical Run After Tickets Sell Out
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2025.7.4
Jean-Luc Godard’s Last Film ‘The Image Book’ Reimagined in Shinjuku Exhibition
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi Announces New Film ‘All of a Sudden’ Set for 2026 Release
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Sayo Komada Preserves Shamisen Tradition with a Twist: Why She Plays “Can’t Stop” on Instagram
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
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EVENTS
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2025.8.26
Toyama’s SUKIYAKI Festival Launches Spin-off Events in Tokyo
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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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2025.8.28
Kaytranada Announces First Japan Show in Seven Years with Lou Phelps
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2025.8.29
Sweet Love Shower 2025: First Wave of Artists Revealed for 30th Anniversary Celebration
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2025.8.29
August “exPoP!!!!!” Brings Five Acts to NiEW’s Monthly Free Event
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2025.8.30
Gen Hoshino Reveals Dates for MAD HOPE Asia Tour
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2025.8.30
Ryuichi Sakamoto Exhibition Launches in Osaka, Bringing to Life His 18-Year-Old Expo Journey
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2025.8.17
Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide
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2025.8.16
ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan
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PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
Quruli Announce Nationwide Tour and First of Four Monthly Singles, “Wandering”
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026