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Music video for Limre’s song “Kikoete”, directed by filmmaker lilsom.
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Yuka Nagase’s mini-album “Launchvox” artwork revealed, comments from mekakushe and Masao Sasagawa.
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2023.9.9
Licaxxx to perform her first solo all-night show in 4 years on September 9
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Kenshi Yonezu’s special YouTube radio program on the story behind the theme song for Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron”
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2023.12.19
MahiToThePeople’s solo project “Distant Thunder vol.3” to be held in December, guest: Seiichi Yamamoto
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2023.9.23
Nagano Matsumoto’s Ringo Music Festival 2023 added 32 more artists; Dengaryu, Jinmenusagi, BAKU (KAIKOO), Dr. Makidashi, MILES WORD
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Macaroni Empitsu’s “Kanashimiha bus ni notte” to be distributed on August 16 (Wed.), music video starring Shota Sometani to be released at the same time.
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2023.10.7
Fatboy Slim Announces First Japan Tour in Six Years
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UK’s most prominent jazz event Church of Sound marks Japan debut at Tsukiji Honganji
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2023.11.3
BiKN shibuya 2023’s 1st lineup includes 6 artists from 5 countries, Say Sue Me and She Her Her Hers and more
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Haru Nemuri to release a new EP, “INSAINT” in September and tour in Europe this October
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Yuga’s new song “Tooi Asa” to be released on August 23 (Wed.), cover photo and teaser video revealed
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Sufian Stevens’ latest album “JAVELIN” will be released October 6th
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2023.8.26
Live performance by Natsuko Nisshoku, talk event by Toshio Suzuki, and more at “Ihatov Festival 2023”.
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“Asa kara Rock” a collection of essays by Masafumi Goto of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, to be published in October
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mitsume’s 5th China tour in 4 years, 9 cities including one-man show in Hong Kong
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YOHLU to release EP “DEAD AND BREAKFAST” on Wednesday, August 30; Asian tour to include China and Korea
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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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2026.2.24
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.7
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