NEWS
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2025.11.28
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2026.1.30
Universal Studios Japan Unveils Limited-Time “CLUB ZEDD REMIX” Coaster
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“Left-Handed Ellen” Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, and April 2026 Premiere
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2026.2.20
Cannes Winner “Sentimental Value” to Hit Japanese Theaters Joachim Trier’s Latest Film
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2026.5.1
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” Set for May 2026 Release in Japan with First Trailer and Poster Released
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2025.11.30
Tokyo’s Indie & Asian Roots Artists Unite at BiKN shibuya 2025 Festival
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Hard Rock Café Goes Ninja: Exclusive NARUTO Gear Hits Japan
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2025.11.28
Shibuya’s Indie Night: Rol3ert, 烏兎-uto-, BabyCanta & Johnnivan at exPoP!!!!! Vol.178
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Hellraiser Marathon Takes Over Shinjuku All Night Long
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2026.2.5
PokéPark KANTO Debuts February 5, Tickets Available November 21
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Experience Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum: Early Works, Recent Creations, and Japan Firsts
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Golden Kamuy Takes Flight with AIRDO Collaboration
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2026.4.11
First Japan Dome Tour for aespa Confirmed: Tokyo and Osaka, Two Days Each
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2025.12.5
downt & Texas 3000 Hit Tohoku for Tour Dates in Sendai, Koriyama, and Shin-Okubo
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2025.12.12
Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai
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XG Sets Debut Album Title as “THE CORE”
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SM ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN Debuts First Girl Group GPP
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2026.1.4
“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup
RECOMMEND
#ART
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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EVENTS
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2026.6.26
TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival
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2026.6.10
Major Picasso Exhibition Curated by Paul Smith Arrives in Tokyo in June 2026
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2026.5.6
kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan
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2026.4.18
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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YOASOBI and UT Reunite for First Collaboration in Five Years
Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival
Zara Larsson Announces First Ever Japan Show: Ticket Details and Everything You Need to Know