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2026.4.10
Fujii Kaze, Creepy Nuts, and ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U Join Coachella 2026 Lineup
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2025.11.9
exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Adds Yasuyuki Horikomi, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Summer Eye, No Buses, and Maika Loubté
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2025.10.21
The fin. Announces Live Event with Rol3ert and Brother Sun Sister Moon
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RADWIMPS Unveils Title of Upcoming Album: “Anew”
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2025.9.12
Yuta Orisaka Expands Acoustic Tour with Special Outdoor and Okinawa Stops
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adidas Originals × Oasis Collection Includes Japan-Exclusive Items
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Schadaraparr and STUTS to Headline DeNA’s New Music Event in Kawasaki
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Summer Eye Drops “Urasoe” in Surprise House Music Release
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2025.9.25
LE SSERAFIM Pop-Up Café Opens with Special Live Photo Displays
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Opening Part of Sold-Out JAZZ NOT ONLY JAZZ II Streamed Live on Instagram
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BE:FIRST Teams Up with FamilyMart for Holiday Cake
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2025.10.18
TAMATAMA FESTIVAL 2025 Kicks Off with 10 Acts, Featuring Sakura Fujiwara and THE BAWDIES
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KUROMI Drops “KUROMI♡Profile” MV Ahead of Major Debut, Song by Satomi Shigemori
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CHAI’s MANA and KANA Reemerge with New Project “OKAME”
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2025.11.20
MUTEK.JP 2025: GEZAN, Ami Kusakari, goat Join Shibuya Event
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2025.12.19
D.A.N. Announces Solo Shows “Microsound 2.0” in Tokyo and Osaka
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Tatsuro Yamashita Drops First New Song in Two Years, “Onomatope ISLAND”
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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”
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
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2026.2.19
PinkPantheress Celebrates Japan Debut with Four Day Tokyo Pop Up
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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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2026.2.18
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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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May
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