NEWS
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RECENT
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2023.10.28
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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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Japan-Exclusive Poster and Trailer Released for “Wonka”
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Unveiling Scenes from “You Will Not Have My Hate” – a Film Depicting a Family’s Ordeal in a Terrorist Attack
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2023.12.15
The new stage by Siberia Shozyo Tetsudo, starring Ayaka Yasumoto and others, is a “no-separation, gentle, locked-room suspense”.
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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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“Saturday Fiction” Reveals Main Visual and Provides Director Lou Ye’s Exclusive Stage Greeting Details
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2023.12.9
Juggling Unit Fratres Brings the Latest Verbal Juggling Performance
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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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The National Art Center, Tokyo to Host “Shinji Ohmaki: Interface of Being” this November
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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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A24’s forthcoming film “When You Finish Saving The World” to Hit Japanese Theaters in January 2024
RECOMMEND
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
Kotaro Kikuchi
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Shoichiro Kotetsu
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
Jin Otabe
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
Fumiaki Amano
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
Koji Harie
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EVENTS
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2025.12.26
Shintaro Sakamoto Drops New Track “Dear Granpa” and Announces Year-End Solo Show
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2025.12.26
NiEW’s Monthly Free Music Showcase Returns to Shibuya This Dec With Indie and Alt Sounds
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2025.12.31
LIQUIDROOM Welcomes OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Seiho, maya ongaku for NYE Festival
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2025.12.23
Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena
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2025.12.20
Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
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2025.12.19
Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)
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2025.12.19
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
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2025.12.13
Tele Announces Nationwide Tour Starting in December with 13 Shows Across 9 Cities
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2025.12.12
Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai
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2025.12.8
Haruomi Hosono to Close 2025 with Year-End Tokyo & Osaka Shows
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Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
Powerpuff Girls Pop-up Store at MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya
Shibuya’s Indie Night: Rol3ert, 烏兎-uto-, BabyCanta & Johnnivan at exPoP!!!!! Vol.178
Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed