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B’z’s Koshi Inaba Featured in tiny desk concerts JAPAN on US YouTube Site
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2025.3.1
Guitar Jamboree at Ryogoku Kokugikan Announces First Lineup
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2024.12.28
New Jeans, Atarashii Gakko!, LANA, and More Join COUNTDOWN JAPAN 2024 Lineup, Total of 112 Acts
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2024.12.28
Suzuki Mikiko’s Announces Their Major Label Debut Album & Self-Organized Show with Hwyl
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2025.1.5
Shibuya WWW to Host Final Concert Series with Current Sound System, Closing with Satoko Shibata
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2024.11.26
kudaranai1nichi and downt to Join Forces for China Tour with Local Bands
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2025.2.9
Sunny Day Service Set to Perform First and Last Solo Show at Misono Universe in February 2025
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2024.11.20
Mouse on the Keys Drops New Track “midnight,” Lorraine James to Perform at Solo Show
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Nintendo Music App Brings Beloved Game Soundtracks to Mobile Devices
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Hikaru Utada Shares “One Last Kiss” Performance Video from SCIENCE FICTION TOUR Final Show
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2025.1.4
Cigarettes After Sex and Friendly Fires Join the Stage for rockin’ on sonic
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2024.11.2
Pierre Taki and Other Artists Join the Lineup for Kabukicho’s “BENTEN” Art Event
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2024.11.8
Spitz Reveals Venue Map and Merchandise for Their Inaugural Major Exhibition
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2025.3.8
GRAPEVINE to Launch Tour in March 2025; Spring Tour Footage Released
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2025.1.25
Fuki Kitamura Announces 2nd Solo Show “vivid:AM”
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PAS TASTA’s 2nd Album GRAND POP Features Ryujin Kiyoshi, Tatsuya Kitani, and chelmico
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Lamp, Satoko Shibata, and Hakushi Hasegawa Win Best Alter Artists at TOKYO ALTER MUSIC AWARD
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
Atsutake Kaneko
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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
Shoichi Yamamoto
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
Fumiaki Amano
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2026.3.14
GEZAN Announces First Ever Nippon Budokan Show in Spring 2026
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2026.3.14
Ikimonogakari Announce First Festival with Noriyuki Makihara, Sukima Switch, and Mone Kamishiraishi
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2026.3.14
YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film
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2026.3.17
Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026
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2026.3.17
New Multi-Venue Event ”UNDERCITY” Takes Over Ebisu LIQUIDROOM Complex This March
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2026.3.17
Tokyo’s New Music Event UNDERCITY Reveals Second Lineup in Ebisu
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2026.3.19
Spotify Japan Reveals Early Noise 2026 Lineup, Live Event Also Confirmed
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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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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
FUJI ROCK 2026 Announces 66 Artists Including Fujii Kaze and XG Plus Complete Ticket Breakdown