NEWS
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2023.10.11
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2023.9.16
Special exhibition, “Indian Miniature Paintings,” featuring 120 works from a private collection.
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2023.9.16
MPLUSPLUS to exhibit “Embodiment++” at CCBT featuring a gigantic robotic arm performance
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2023.9.2
New York-based hyperpop artist gabby start’s Japan debut with Peterparker69 and PAS TASTA
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”Cross Review” the famous review section of “Music Magazine” is now available on the web.
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2023.9.3
FLAG 2023 unveiled the full lineup including Age Factory, No Buses and New York’s Harry Teardrop and more
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brkfstblend, a new band featuring Michael Kaneko, Keity (ex-LUCKY TAPES), and Tetsuji Kasuya (ex-Yogee New Waves), releases first music
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2023.10.19
Hakushi Hasegawa to join Kassa Overall’s Tokyo show on October 19
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2023.10.21
WACK x NiEW co-host TAMATAMA FESTIVAL 2023, including “exPoP!!!!!” and all the WACK’s groups acts
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New generation R&B Band HALLEY unveils the details for the upcoming EP “Daze” and the teaser Video
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2023.9.30
New Karuizawa’s EPOCHS acts announced including Wednesday Campanella, yonawo, Haruy and Sound’s Deli
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2023.10.14
Trailer for Christian Mungiu’s film “The New European Century” released in Japan in October.
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Kobe Jazz Centennial” commemorating the 100th anniversary of Kobe Jazz to be held free of charge in October, featuring Takuya Kuroda, Akihiro Yoshimoto, and the Kobe Centennial Jazz Orchestra
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2023.11.24
A film, “Mizuirazu no Hoshi” which depicts the reunion of a woman and a man in the depths of despair after six years in a dialogue of mind and body, opens in theaters on November 24,.
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Japan’s most prominent vinyl manufacturer Toyo Kasei launches two music labels
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2023.10.4
Chiang Mai-based indie-pop band YONLAPA releases album “LINGERING GLOAMING” and tours Asia
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2023.9.28
A Woman, a Man, and a Man. New three-person play with a double cast, Amayadori’s stage production of “Kawari no Otoko no Sono Kawari”
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2023.8.23
Plastic artist Hokuto Kiyokawa’s solo exhibition at Kachidoki @ btf, sculpting things that have life in them.
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release
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maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
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EVENTS
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2025.11.7
“Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles
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2025.11.8
Travis Scott to Bring His $200 Million Tour to Japan with Belluna Dome Show in Saitama
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2025.11.8
Beer and Music Come Together at the “Brewin’ Groove Festival” in Tachikawa
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2025.11.8
EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 Art Fair Returns to Tokyo with an Asia-Focused Vision
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2025.11.9
NiEW’s Monthly Event “exPoP!!!!!” Expands into First-Ever Festival in Shibuya
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2025.11.9
exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Announces First Wave of Lineup: WONK, Satoko Shibata, Dongurizu, and More
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds 12 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club, Khaki, HOME and More
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Reveals 3rd Lineup with 12 Artists, Including Dos Monos and More
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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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2025.11.9
NiEW’s “exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds GEZAN, Fuyumi Abe, and Texas 3000, Reveals Timetable
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