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2025.2.15
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ONE OK ROCK Announces 15-City North American Tour
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Fuki Kitamura Unveils New Dance Track “Used to Fall”
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2025.3.28
Ging Nang BOYZ Announce First West Coast Tour in the U.S. with Local Label Vinyl Release
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2025.5.24
POP YOURS Unveils First Lineup: ¥ellow Bucks and JJJ to Headline
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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers Stars in UNDERCOVER’s 35th Anniversary Levi’s Collaboration
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Pot-pourri Unveils Pre-Release Track “Paradis” from Upcoming Album Eraser, Pencil
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2025.2.8
DIG SHIBUYA Unveils Second Round of Official Programs, Including Drone Show Above Shibuya
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2025.3.16
Former GINNAN BOYZ’s Nakamura Brings Music to Suo-Oshima with Theater Purchase
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2025.6.21
YATSUI FESTIVAL! 2025 to Return with Sunny Day Service, Sohei Oyamada, and 20 Other Acts in First Wave
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2025.5.31
The Chemical Brothers to Headline Makuhari’s First-Ever ‘THE BEACH 2025’ Festival
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2025.4.22
BE:FIRST Reveals 15-City World Tour in North America, Europe, and Asia
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2025.4.29
JAPAN JAM 2025 Reveals 29-Artist First Lineup Including Creepy Nuts, LANA, and NiziU
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2025.3.22
ROTH BART BARON’s Tour Finale to Feature Shunji Iwai’s Visual Direction, Granting Masaya Mifune’s Longtime Wish
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Kenshi Yonezu Unveils “Plazma” Music Video, Gundam’s Latest Theme Song
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2025.5.24
POP YOURS Set for May in Makuhari; First Round of Performers Revealed on YouTube
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ONE OK ROCK’s New Track “Puppets Can’t Control You” Chosen as Theme for “Mikami Sensei”
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2025.1.25
Kafu’s Alternate Persona Kaika to Hold First Livestream Concert on YouTube
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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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2025.9.2
Ovall Announces New EP Silent Storm Featuring Thai Artist KIKI with Billboard Live Tour
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2025.9.3
ano’s Debut Nippon Budokan Performance Set for September
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2025.9.3
Kohjiya Announces First-Ever Tour DREAMIN’BOI TOUR 2025
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2025.8.27
FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE Embark on Japan Debut This August
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2025.8.26
Toyama’s SUKIYAKI Festival Launches Spin-off Events in Tokyo
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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
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