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2023.10.19
Japanese band Domico announced its latest EP, “Ate,” & a nationwide tour in October
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cero releases analog version of 5th album “e o” & instrumental version also available
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2023.8.18
COGASON to hold first Japan tour in 7 years in August; Korean alternative rock band
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2023.11.14
ONE OK ROCK x MY FIRST STORY brothers to play at Tokyo Dome
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Kaho Nakamura’s new song, “The Scuffing Song,” is featured in Pocari Sweat’s web movie
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Gen Hoshino and Audrey Wakabayashi to MC Netflix talk variety show LIGHTHOUSE
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2023.9.30
Second installment of “EPOCHS” adds YONCE’s new band Hedigan’s and Taeko Onuki.
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2023.10.14
Sam Smith’s first Japan tour in 5 years to be added in Yokohama
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2023.7.10
Rira Ikuta’s “Midnight Talk” music video released to commemorate her solo tour.
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2023.7.15
Urban culture festival “INSPIRE TOKYO 2023” to be held soon in Shibuya
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“Nizi Project Season 2” will be available on Hulu on Friday, July 21, creating a global boy group.
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ATARASHII GAKKO! in kokeshi costumes on latest EP “Ma Ningen” and songs on the album unveiled.
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2023.10.10
Up-and-coming UK band Sorry to play first show in Japan in October in Shibuya, Tokyo
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2023.12.9
Peropero candy Announces 8 Songs in a Row Release Project and First One-Man Event
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2023.8.23
LE SSERAFIM’s first tour in Japan to be held in Aichi, Tokyo, and Osaka
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Sakanaction to release new album & Ichiro Yamaguchi to tour Japan solo.
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King Gnu to Perform at the 34th Golden Music Awards, the Largest Music Awards in Greater China, for the First Time Abroad
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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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2026.2.21
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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