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2023.10.1
Takaido Art Festival: An Inclusive Celebration of Contemporary Art with Works by Apichatpong, Tomotoshi, and More
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2023.9.23
Ringo Music Festival 2023: Fourteenth Lineup Unveiled, Complete Stage Timetable Announced
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2023.10.28
SANRIO PUROLAND Reveals SPOOKY PUMPKIN 2023 2nd Lineup and Timetable
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Oozora Kimishima Unleashes Teaser Video for Upcoming 2nd Album “no public sounds”
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2023.11.2
Age Factory’s Album “Blood in Blue” Set to release on October 18th, Followed by an Anticipated Tour
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2023.9.29
HIDDEN CHAMPION Honors 20th Anniversary with Group Exhibition
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2023.9.27
A story about people who don’t work hard, Aru☆Company Lab’s stage production of “POPPY!!!”will be performed again
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2023.10.13
Okinawa-born Photographer Mao Ishikawa’s Solo Exhibition at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
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Yuka Nagase drops music video for “Chikakute, Tookute,” collaboration with Pasocom Music Club
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2023.10.7
Introducing the exchange between Mori Ogai and Natsume Soseki with the keyword “Sendagi” at the Mori Ogai Memorial Museum from October.
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Toshio Suzuki and Mamoru Oshii’s debut book of dialogues arrives on December 15th
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King Gnu launches official TikTok account and hosts Inaugural TikTok LIVE on September 21st
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First theatrical adaptation of Emmett Till’s murder unveils riveting trailer: “Till”
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Sachiko Kanenobu revives “Fork In The Road” reveals Japan tour for winter
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2023.9.30
YOSHIROTTEN’s installation in “EPOCHS” & special pre-production program on DOMMUNE
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2023.11.6
Shintaro Sakamoto announces extra show with Tim Bernardes at Shibuya WWW X
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The Global Debut of “IDEA”: a conversational play starring two androids at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa
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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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EVENTS
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2026.6.10
Major Picasso Exhibition Curated by Paul Smith Arrives in Tokyo in June 2026
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2026.6.3
Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
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2026.5.6
kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan
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2026.5.5
Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026
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2026.4.18
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins
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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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2026.4.17
Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America
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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