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7-inch Vinyl Release: Ruka’s Shintaro Sakamoto and Seiichi Yamamoto Collaborative Single, with Meitei Remix
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2024.6.23
NYC’s Body&SOUL Event Returns to Japan in June
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2024.8.17
Summer Sonic Unveils Second Wave Lineup: Lil Yachty, Gen Hoshino, Vaundy, and More with Daily Schedules
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Performances at NHK Hall in the 1980s to Air in 4K Remastered Version
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2024.5.12
Chiba’s GROOVETUBE FES. ’24 Welcomes Sunny Day and Summer Eye and More
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Hosono House Cover Series Features Yuma Abe’s ‘Fuyu Goe’
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NHK’s tiny desk concerts JAPAN to Feature Fujii Kaze on March 16th
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Yuki Chiba Drops “Team Friends” Remix Featuring Young Coco and Jin Dogg
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2024.5.30
Fujii Kaze’s Upcoming Single “Michiteyuku” Release Date Confirmed, Alongside Shows in New York, Los Angeles, and Nissan Stadium
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2024.3.23
Takkyu Ishino, Shinichi Osawa, KEN ISHII, and Yoshinori Sunahara to Headline SOUNDGATE
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2024.4.23
Tohji Announces ‘2024 S/S TOUR,’ Performing in Five European and American Cities
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‘Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc’ TV Anime to Debut in Japan this May
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2024.3.22
downt’s Album Release Tour to Feature Honoka, Texas 3000, and Qoodow in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
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2024.6.11
ZutoMayo Extends Global Reach: Hong Kong and Korea Performances Confirmed, Following Taiwan and Shanghai Shows
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2024.3.22
Diaspora Skateboards and LOTTO Team Up for Special Collaboration: ISSUGI, JJJ, and in-d Headline Commemorative Event
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2024.5.17
‘Have You Got It Yet?’ Documentary on Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd Set for Japan Release
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2024.5.24
Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2024 Add Awich, Yuta Orisaka, Yasuyuki Horigome, and 23 Other Acts
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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
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LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour