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2025.3.1
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Keiichi Sokabe Drops Dual Live Albums, “Sentimental Summer” Captured on iPhone
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Kenshi Yonezu’s 2023 Tour Takes Center Stage Worldwide: Screening Locations Revealed
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2024.11.22
‘Back to Black’: First Look at Amy Winehouse Biopic Reveals Teaser and Poster
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2025.1.25
FUKUOKA MUSIC FES.2025 Kicks Off with Star-Studded Lineup Including [Alexandros] and Creepy Nuts
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MTV VMAs Crown Megan Thee Stallion and Yuki Chiba
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Taiwan’s Golden Indie Music Awards Returns for Its 15th Year, Spotlighting Asia’s Indie Scene
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Sony Launches Echoes: A New Era for YOASOBI, MAISONdes, and Emerging Talents
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2025.3.1
Tele Drops Music Video for “Hōtai,” the End Theme of “Baby Assassins Everyday!”
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2024.11.1
Experience Music Like Never Before at MUUUSE with YOASOBI, THE YELLOW MONKEY, and More
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Hibiya Music Festival 2025: The Grand Finale at the Historic Open-Air Stage Before Its Transformation
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CreepHyp Unveils Long-Awaited Album Title & Gears Up for Biggest National Tour Yet
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2024.10.27
Kindergarten Transformed for October’s “Black Nerd Fest”—Catch Makoto Kawamoto, NON BAND and More
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WONK Returns with “Shades of”—First Album in Two Years Featuring Toshinobu Kubota
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2025.1.4
Tokyo’s “rockinʼon sonic” Adds St. Vincent, Jimmy Eat World, LUVCAT, and Death Cab for Cutie
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2025.2.6
Maroon 5 Announces 3-Day Tokyo Dome Residency in February 2025 During Asia Tour
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2024.9.7
BUMP OF CHICKEN’s Tour Debut in Saitama Pulls in a Massive Crowd of 66,000 at Belluna Dome
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2024.9.21
Fukuoka’s BAYSIDE FESTIVAL 2024 to Feature Yasuyuki Horigome, Summer Eye, and More
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Shoichiro Kotetsu
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
Jin Otabe
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
Fumiaki Amano
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
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EVENTS
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2026.1.15
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
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2026.1.16
“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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2026.1.20
Men I Trust Announces 2026 Japan Tour with Mei Simones
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2026.1.10
Haruki Murakami’s “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” Stage Play to Tour the UK, France, China, and Singapore
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2026.1.7
Interactive nostalgia! The “30th Anniversary Tamagotchi Grand Exhibition” Lands in Roppongi
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2025.12.23
Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena
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2025.12.20
Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
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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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Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
BLACKPINK Launches Exclusive Jerseys With Tokyo Pro Teams Giants, FC Tokyo, Sunrockers
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