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2025.1.10
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Hayao Miyazaki’s Image Boards Debut: ‘Nausicaä’ and ‘Castle in the Sky’
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2025.2.7
Bong Joon-ho Returns with ‘Mickey 17’: A Daring Take on Disposable Humanity
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2024.12.20
BABYMETAL Cast in the Surprise Hit Sequel to the Nordic Comedy ‘Heavier Trip’
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2024.11.2
Demon Slayer Exhibit Highlights the Pillars with 1,000 Original Artworks and Audio Experience
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2025.1.11
Modular Synth Masterpiece Documentary and Live Event Hits Koenji
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2024.12.28
50 Years After Its Release: ‘THE BLUES UNDER THE SKIN’ with B.B. King to Premiere in Japan
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2024.12.27
A24’s ‘Occupied City’ Set for December Release in Japan
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2024.12.27
Japanese Poster for ‘The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim’ Released
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2024.11.2
OUTCAST FILM FESTIVAL Shines a Spotlight on Society’s Marginalized This November
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Love Live! Transitions from Animation to Action: New Live-Action Drama Cast Revealed
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2024.10.18
Tsuyoshi Domoto’s “Machi (Movie ver.)” Set as Theme Song for His Film Maru
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2024.11.8
Gregg Araki’s Cult Classics ‘The Doom Generation’ and ‘Nowhere’ Return to Theaters
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2024.9.17
Yuumi Kawai and Yoko Yamanaka Share ‘Desert of Namibia’ Title Story at Stage Greeting Event
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2024.9.16
Siblings Shine: Hiroshi and Yoshiyuki Okuyama Join Forces for ‘My Sunshine’ Release Talk Show
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Tatsuya Kitani and Natori’s Debut Duet Powers Up ‘Rurouni Kenshin’ as October’s OP Theme
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2025.1.8
tricot Announces Debut China Tour and New OP Theme for Anime ‘You Are Ms. Servant’
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2024.12.13
Blumhouse’s Latest Chiller ‘Speak No Evil’ to Haunt Japan This December
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
Ryohei Matsunaga
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Yuji Shibasaki
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
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EVENTS
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2026.3.6
Linklater and Ethan Hawke Reunite in “Blue Moon,” Opening in Japan This March
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2026.3.7
Sonoko Inoue Announces First Overseas Shows in Taiwan and Korea
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2026.3.5
STUTS to Hit Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on 2026 Tour
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition
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2026.1.24
Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60
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2026.1.16
“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour
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