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2024.4.10
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2025.1.25
British Band IDLES Announces Headline Japan Shows After Latest Album Tops UK Chart
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2024.4.6
RADWIMPS Releases Live Concert Footage and Audio Recordings Featuring Collaborations with ZORN, Toaka, and ao
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2024.4.12
ralph, Kaneee, and CCS Records Join Fukuoka Collective Lit’s 3rd Anniversary Event
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2024.6.8
Hinatazaka46 and The BONEZ Join Final Roster of Iwate’s CHAGU CHAGU ROCK FESTIVAL 2024
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Adds Awich, Quruli, KING KRULE, and More
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2024.4.6
Suntory Hall Hosts ‘Open House’ Event, Offering Free Admission and Stage Access
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2024.7.2
Peanuts Kun Set to Release 4th Album in June, Alongside Four-City Zepp Tour Across Japan
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2024.5.23
Double-headline Show by Jim O’Rourke × Eiko Ishibashi and ermhoi with the Attention Please Set for May
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Mos Burger Unveils MOS RECORDS, Aiming to Spotlight Talent from Store Staff
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2024.4.9
Waseda University’s Waseda Music Records to Host Music Event “pulp” Embracing Early Midsummer Vibes in April
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2024.4.23
Tohji Announces World Tour Details: Three North American Shows with SEBii and Alice Longyu Gao
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2024.6.15
Dos Monos Announces Second Chapter as a Trio New Album “Dos Atomos” to Drop in May
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“YouTube Music AI Incubator” Launched in Japan for Coexisting Future of Music and AI
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Alternative Crew S.A.R. Drops First Full Album
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2024.5.14
Helsinki Lambda Club Announces Debut UK Tour for May
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2024.6.26
NewJeans Announces First Solo Japan Tour at Tokyo Dome for June
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2024.4.5
BRUTUS JAZZ WEEKEND 2024 Features Performances by Masaki Hayashi and Miu Sakamoto and More
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
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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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2026.1.21
Lady Gaga Confirms Japan Tour with Dome Shows for New Album MAYHEM
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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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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