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2024.5.4
Ovall, Kan Sano, and More to Headline Free Live Event ‘TOKYO M.A.P.S’ in Roppongi
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2024.3.31
Amiide and Jyodan’s Duo Otomodatchi Embarks on Japan Debut in March
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2024.8.4
ROTH BART BARON Announces Special Large-scale Live Shows and Collaborations in August
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2024.7.6
Mulatu Astatke, Yuta Orisaka, and Manami Kakudo × Kaori Kogure Set to Perform at FESTIVAL FRUEZINHO
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2024.7.12
Patrick Russell, 14 Other Acts Set for rural 2024′ Electronic Music Festival in Inawashiro
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INI’s Latest Track Selected as Opening Theme for Anime Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnouji
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Unveils Third Lineup: SZA, BETH GIBBONS and More
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Ayano Kaneko, Miso Extra, and More: The Great Escape Festival Lineup Unveiled
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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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Cannes Winner “Sentimental Value” to Hit Japanese Theaters Joachim Trier’s Latest Film
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Evangelion Marks 30 Years with Special Event at Yokohama Arena
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2026.2.23
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance
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2026.2.16
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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