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2025.5.4
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2025.7.11
DO MAKE SAY THINK Headline HELLO INDIE Pre-Event in Shinjuku
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JJJ, Renowned Rapper and Trackmaker, Dies at 35
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2025.9.27
kurayamisaka Announces First Solo Tour This September Following “NME 100” Recognition
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2025.6.7
Fuki Kitamura Announces 3rd Solo Live at Shibuya WWW
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Shintaro Sakamoto’s Cabaret New Hakuba Show Now Streaming on Netflix
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2025.9.12
Sting Announces September Japan Tour with New Trio Band and Six Shows in Five Cities
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2025.7.20
ASOBISYSTEM Announces “ASOBIEXPO” with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Atarashii Gakko!, and More
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YonYon x KIRINJI Drop Long-Awaited Collaboration “Moonlight Cruising” with Lyric Video
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2025.8.29
Sweet Love Shower 2025: First Wave of Artists Revealed for 30th Anniversary Celebration
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2025.9.23
STUTS Adds Guests for Arena Show: BIM, DJ FUMIYA, RYO-Z, and Schadaraparr
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2025.4.22
FLIP SIDE PLANET Announces Guest Curator Satoko Shibata and Live Performances at FEVER
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2025.6.8
JJJ Announces “the light” tour, Performances in Five Cities Starting June
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2025.5.15
Korean Neo-Folk Band OBSG to Return to Japan in May
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Yuta Orisaka’s “Straße” EP to Drop in May, Recorded Live in Germany
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2025.4.19
MANAKANA Drops First Album “十二〜toni〜” Following CHAI’s Disbandment
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2025.5.23
mouse on the keys Announces European Tour in May: Six Shows Across Five Countries
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2025.5.17
Kyoto’s STARFESTIVAL Confirms Laurent Garnier’s Japan Visit in Final Announcement
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
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2025.12.21
Aomori’s SWALLOW Announces Tokyo Debut Solo Show
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2025.12.23
Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena
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2025.12.26
Shintaro Sakamoto Drops New Track “Dear Granpa” and Announces Year-End Solo Show
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2025.12.26
NiEW’s Monthly Free Music Showcase Returns to Shibuya This Dec With Indie and Alt Sounds
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2025.12.20
Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
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2025.12.19
D.A.N. Announces Solo Shows “Microsound 2.0” in Tokyo and Osaka
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2025.12.19
Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)
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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
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2025.12.12
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in Tokyo 2025 Comes to Shibuya with Kokuho and More
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Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
Powerpuff Girls Pop-up Store at MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya
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