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2024.5.5
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2024.4.6
GRAPEVINE and Kroi Set to Perform Co-Headline Show as Part of SYNCHRONICITY’24
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GEZAN Mahito’s First Directorial Venture ‘i ai’ Releases Official Trailer
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2024.10.26
YOASOBI Announce Debut Solo Dome Tour in Tokyo and Osaka
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2024.2.2
Oscar Peterson’s Musical Documentary will be Released in February
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2024.6.15
Yatsui Festival 2024 Announces First Lineup: Wednesday Campanella CENT, and More
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2024.5.18
LEX, Tohji, SIRUP, and More to Perform at Makuhari Messe’s POP YOURS in May
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ATARASHII GAKKO! to Release New Digital Single “Toryanse”
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2024.8.27
Lamp Makes U.S. Debut as Supporting Act for Mitski’s North American Tour
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2024.5.18
POP YOURS Returns to Makuhari Messe in May, 2023 Archive Re-streaming on YouTube
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2024.2.29
Sunny Day Service to Join GEZAN’s Live Show in February
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2024.4.15
Yuta Orisaka’s “Aizu” Tour Set for April with Band Set
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2024.3.22
downt Announces March Tour and Upcoming Music Release
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SATOH to Release Major Debut Single “OK” Alongside New York-Shot MV
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2024.5.25
GREENROOM FESTIVAL’24 to Add Awich and 6 Other Acts
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2024.3.17
SUM 41, NOFX, ZEBRAHEAD and More to Hold Solo Headline Shows as Part of PUNKSPRING 2024
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2024.3.22
Full Lineup Revealed for the Launch of Sónar Festival 2024 at Sónar Lisboa
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2024.1.26
NiEW’s exPoP!!!!! to Feature Atsuki Taketomo, Eskiberu, tenbin O, and KLEPT in January
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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
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LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour