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2026.11.14
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Sheena Ringo Announces New March Album Built Entirely on Creative Collaborations
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2026.4.25
TWICE Adds Three Massive Stadium Nights to Japan Tour This April
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2026.4.11
Tatsuro Yamashita Set for Two-Night April Showcase at Tokyo’s New SGC Hall Ariake
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HANA Powers “Medalist” Season 2 Launch With New Opening Theme This January
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Ado x Adidas: New Creative Partnership Powers Japan’s 2026 Kit
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Classic Word Game ”Mojipittan” Celebrates Anniversary with Dual Soundtrack Launch
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2025.12.19
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
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BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026
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YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27
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2026.1.30
NiEW Kicks Off 2026 With Free Shibuya Event Featuring Suiheisen, Tadequi, rubens & UlulU
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2026.5.17
Japan’s Hottest Acts Head to LA for “Zipangu” Festival 2026
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2025.12.31
LIQUIDROOM Welcomes OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Seiho, maya ongaku for NYE Festival
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2026.3.17
Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026
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2026.1.24
Helsinki Lambda Club’s Kaoru Hashimoto Announces Intimate 5-City Solo Tour
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2026.1.23
Shibuya’s Multi-Venue Festival “AVYSS Circle 2026” Unveils Global Lineup
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Shintaro Sakamoto Announces New Album “Yoo-hoo” and Shares Lead Single
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2025.12.6
Fuki Kitamura Drops Self-Produced Debut Album “Spira1oop”
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
Kotaro Kikuchi
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Shoichiro Kotetsu
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
Jin Otabe
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
Fumiaki Amano
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
Koji Harie
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EVENTS
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2026.1.10
Haruki Murakami’s “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” Stage Play to Tour the UK, France, China, and Singapore
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2026.1.15
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
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2026.1.16
“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film
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#OTHER
2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
NiEW
#ART
2026.1.7
Interactive nostalgia! The “30th Anniversary Tamagotchi Grand Exhibition” Lands in Roppongi
NiEW
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2025.12.23
Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena
NiEW
#ART
2025.12.20
Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
NiEW
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2025.12.19
Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)
NiEW
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2025.12.19
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
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2025.12.13
Tele Announces Nationwide Tour Starting in December with 13 Shows Across 9 Cities
NiEW
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
BLACKPINK Launches Exclusive Jerseys With Tokyo Pro Teams Giants, FC Tokyo, Sunrockers
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