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2025.11.1
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2025.12.12
Chanmina, HANA, Hitsujibungaku Headline “Spotify On Stage Tokyo 2025 – Year-End Special”
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“Jack & Music” Festival Featuring Denzel Curry Announced
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TESTSET Returns with Full Album “ALL HAZE” in October
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Nagano’s EACH STORY Hits Tokyo with Jakob Bro × Midori Takada, Gia Margaret, and Felbm
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2025.11.19
YOGEE NEW WAVES Announces Inaugural Hall Show with New Lineup
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‘Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries’ Explores the Composer’s Mind Through His Personal Journals
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2026.1.4
rockin’on sonic 2026 First Lineup Revealed Featuring PET SHOP BOYS and KNEECAP
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Hashirikomies Announces New Album “Friends Orchestra” Out This November
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2025.9.25
Shibuya’s WWW Marks 15th Anniversary with First Project “Suchmos × LEX”
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2025.9.21
Yasuyuki Horigome’s “Uma no Hone” Marks 20th Anniversary with First Best-of Album
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2025.11.14
maya ongaku Wraps Up Autumn Japan Tour at Tokyo’s Sogetsu Hall
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Japanese-Australian Singer-Songwriter Nikki Azura Makes Global Debut
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2025.12.15
Doja Cat Returns to Japan for First Tour in Six Years with New Album “Vie”
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Sasebo Music Awards Set with Shuta Hasunuma and Kuniyuki Takahashi on Panel
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2025.10.11
“Kyoto Music Expo 2025” Adds Ichiko Aoba and Shigeru Kishida String Quartet
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2025.10.10
Kenshi Yonezu’s “1991” Selected as Theme Song for Upcoming ‘5 Centimeters per Second’ Film
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2025.8.26
Toyama’s SUKIYAKI Festival Launches Spin-off Events in Tokyo
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maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad
Hiroyoshi Tomite
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Sayo Komada Preserves Shamisen Tradition with a Twist: Why She Plays “Can’t Stop” on Instagram
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
Tomonori Shiba
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
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Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
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EVENTS
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2025.10.18
Tokyo Odaiba Triennale 2025: Theme and First Participants Announced
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2025.10.18
Asagiri JAM ’25 Unveils First Lineup with Hiatus Kaiyote, Angie McMahon, and Bialystocks
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2025.10.18
First Ever POP YOURS OSAKA Announced for October at Osaka-Jo Hall
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2025.10.18
POP YOURS OSAKA Reveals Initial Lineup Featuring Awich, Tohji, LEX, STUTS, and Red Eye
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2025.10.18
Asagiri JAM Unveils Second Wave of Performers with Annie & The Cold Wells and Oni no Migiude
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2025.10.18
MIND TRAVEL at Tokyu Kabukicho Tower Unveils First Lineup Featuring hard life and Mandark
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2025.10.18
RADWIMPS Reveal October Album Release and Arena Tour Lineup Including BUMP OF CHICKEN
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2025.10.18
TAMATAMA FESTIVAL 2025 Kicks Off with 10 Acts, Featuring Sakura Fujiwara and THE BAWDIES
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2025.10.18
Full Schedule Released for “TAMATAMA FESTIVAL 2025” in Tama City
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2025.10.19
mei ehara Announces US Tour and Tokyo Solo Show; Third Album Due in September
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