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2023.10.29
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2023.10.28
Keiichi Sokabe and CHAI’s Mana to Join Taiwan’s “Golden Indie Music Awards”
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ao’s Latest Track “Kioku” Chosen as Ending Theme for Netflix’s “Onmyoji” Anime
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2023.11.3
PARCO’s Touring Market Event to Explore Jun-Kissa Culture Across Six Cities
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CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN’s Debut Album Now Available in LP and CD
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Tohji Drops “Aglio e olio” MV and Reveals Full Video of Sold-Out Show Performance
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2023.11.11
Acid Pauli and Sapphire Slows Headline MIDNIGHT EAST with Four Other Acts
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2024.3.28
New Visuals and Artist Comments Revealed for Ryuichi Sakamoto✕ Shiro Takatani’s Theater Piece “TIME”
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2023.12.15
LEARNERS Announces Hiatus, Concluding with Final Show at Shindaita FEVER in December
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Yakob Tanaka’s 3rd Album “IN NEUTRAL” to Receive LP Release
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2024.1.27
Ed Sheeran Marks Long-Awaited Return to Japan in January 2024, Performing in Tokyo & Osaka”
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2023.11.4
SKREW KID’s Latest Album “New Flat” Drops on Cassette Tape
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2024.1.11
ROMY’s First Japanese Solo Tour “CLUB MID AIR” Set for January 2024
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ako’s 3rd EP “Steal your heart” to Be Released
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2023.11.18
noid’s “scroll” from Forthcoming Album to Release in November
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2023.12.17
NEW REALM FEST Unites 23 Hardcore Bands from Japan and Beyond in Shibuya this December
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Miran Reveals December Album with Featured Single “Koi wo Shite”
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2023.10.20
New York’s Rapper/Producer 454 Visits Japan for Exclusive Pop-up and Event
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
Atsutake Kaneko
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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
Shoichi Yamamoto
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
Fumiaki Amano
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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
NiEW’s Monthly exPoP!!!!! Returns This February to Spotlight Emerging Artists
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2026.2.19
PinkPantheress Celebrates Japan Debut with Four Day Tokyo Pop Up
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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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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
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
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