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2025.1.10
Transforming into Jimmy Page: ‘MR. JIMMY’ Featuring Jimmy Sakurai to Hit Theaters
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2024.10.12
Haruomi Hosono Celebrates 55th Anniversary with Digital Museum and Pop-Up Events
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2025.5.9
Natori Unveils 2025 Nationwide Tour Across Five Zepp Cities
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2024.10.19
Tama Center’s TAMATAMA FESTIVAL Reveals Full Lineup and Map, Alongside
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2025.2.28
RAISAN Unveils Monumental NICE BUDDY Tour, 13 Stops Planned for Early 2025
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2024.11.8
Shibuya’s FRICTION to Ignite All-Night Energy with Jinmenusagi, Peanuts-kun, and Daoko
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2024.11.17
Nagasaki’s BRIDGE 2024: A Homecoming Celebration for Rapstar Champion Kohjiya
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2024.11.8
Bonna Pot Brings High-Quality Sound to the Forests of Nishi-Izu
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TESTSET Drops Digital EP “EP2 TSTST” and Unveils Captivating MV for “Sing City”
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2025.1.12
STUTS Announces First Nationwide Tour with an Eight-Member Ensemble
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2024.12.20
BABYMETAL Cast in the Surprise Hit Sequel to the Nordic Comedy ‘Heavier Trip’
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2024.12.15
Sori Sawada Set to Drop Major Debut Album with Exclusive Short Film Screening and Solo Concert
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2025.3.8
Kenshi Yonezu Reveals Seven-City World Tour Venues and Ticket Info
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2025.1.11
Modular Synth Masterpiece Documentary and Live Event Hits Koenji
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2025.1.13
#KT-CHAN’s Major Debut Announced During her 20th Birthday Show
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2025.7.12
Eve Announces Epic Arena Tour for Summer 2025, Hitting Five Major Cities
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First Look: Live-Action ‘Oshi no Ko’ Drama Trailer Drops Alongside New B Komachi Track
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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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EVENTS
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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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#FASHION
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