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2024.5.1
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Encore Screening of Shintaro Sakamoto’s Cabaret New Hakuba Performance and Premiere at Tokyo’s Hitomi Memorial Hall Show
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2024.5.27
Jungle Announces Solo Show in Shibuya with Dongurizu as Support Act
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Festival Adds Noel Gallagher, SAMPHA, Kim Gordon, and Taeko Ōnuki to Second Wave of Performers
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2024.4.1
Jeff Mills and Jun Togawa’s Collaborative Track to Premiere Exclusively on Apple Music
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2024.3.28
group_inou and Shugo Tokumaru Unite for Shibuya’s “TANAKA SOUND” Live Event
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2024.4.13
Acappella Jazz Chorus Group BROAD6 to Embark on Tour Performing Five Cities
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Emerald Drops Latest Track “Pendulum” with Music Video Starring Ballet Dancer Mayuko Yoshioka
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2024.6.8
imase Unveils First Asia Tour Performing in Five Cities
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2024.5.18
Bonobo’s OUTLIER Coming to Shibuya in May, Featuring Sofía Cortés
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rei brown to embark on Debut Headline North American Tour in May
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2024.3.15
Agents Of Time, Italian Techno Phenomenon, Announces Tokyo and Osaka Performances for Japan Tour
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2024.6.8
The CAMP BOOK 2024 Reveals Second Wave: Ohzora Kimishima Trio and Nine More Acts, Including Artists from Taiwan and Thailand
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Hosono House Cover Series Kicks Off with Mac DeMarco’s “Boku wa Chotto”
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Summer Sonic 2024 Unveils First Lineup with Måneskin, BMTH, AURORA, and More
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2024.3.9
Seppuku Pistols’s Iida to Host Shunga Exhibition at Meguro’s Gallery Tsukigime
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2024.5.24
MFS, Kroi, Ayano Kaneko and More Join Second Wave of Performers for Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2024
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2024.3.11
From Japan to Austin: Spotlight on SXSW 2024 Performers
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
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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
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2026.2.20
Cannes Winner “Sentimental Value” to Hit Japanese Theaters Joachim Trier’s Latest Film
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2026.2.21
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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2026.2.24
Korean Artist Parannoul Joins New ”QUATTRO Alternative” Series for First-Ever Japan Show
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2026.2.27
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2026.2.19
PinkPantheress Celebrates Japan Debut with Four Day Tokyo Pop Up
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2026.2.18
Wet Leg Announce Japan Tour for February 2026 with Second Album in Tow
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026
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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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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
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