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2023.10.27
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mitsume’s 5th China tour in 4 years, 9 cities including one-man show in Hong Kong
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YOHLU to release EP “DEAD AND BREAKFAST” on Wednesday, August 30; Asian tour to include China and Korea
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2024.4.27
“Giorgio de Chirico: Metaphysical Journey” will be held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in 2024.
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2023.8.10
gato’s last show at Shibuya’s club asia on August 10th
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2023.9.16
A tale of two towers, two hopes, and two setbacks. Gekidan Rokkotsu Mikan Doukokukai presents “Tou wo Tateru”.
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Two independent bookstores open in the CABO complex in Yoyogi Uehara
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2023.11.3
Second “BoroFesta 2023” announcement: Sunny Day Service, Homecomings, NOT WONK, Summer Eye, and 30 other groups.
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2023.10.21
The first announcement of ASAGIRI JAM ʼ23 includes Quruli, toe, TENDRE, Yuta Orisaka and more
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maco marets to release 7th album on Wednesday, August 30; one-man show in October
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2023.9.3
Chigasaki City Museum of Art holds Yasujiro Ozu’s special exhibition from September
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2023.11.26
XG will hold its first solo audience live concert on November 26 (Sun.) to celebrate the release of its 1st mini-album.
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YOASOBI to perform at the LA Music Festival hosted by 88rising, captivating the local audience with its first performance in the U.S.
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SAKANACTION unveils details of rearranged and remixed album.
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2023.9.16
“The Great Silk Road World Heritage Exhibition: Honoring 45 Years of Peace and Amity between Japan and China”, featuring 240 Silk Road-related materials from major museums and institutes in China
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2023.9.12
“Tadanori Yokoo: 100 Takes on Hanshan and Shide” Exhibition to be held in Ueno, Tokyo; 102 works to be exhibited with the completion of the new works.
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Haruna Yusa’s cassette “Natsu no Shizuku ep” to be released on Friday, October 13; “Dawn’s Dream” to be distributed in advance
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Awich’s EP “United Queens” to be released for distribution on Wednesday, August 9, featuring a lineup of female rappers from Japan.
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Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
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EVENTS
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2025.12.1
Powerpuff Girls Pop-up Store at MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya
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2025.12.3
Katy Perry to Perform at Saitama Super Arena This December on “143” World Tour
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2025.12.5
Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed
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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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2025.12.6
Fuki Kitamura Drops Self-Produced Debut Album “Spira1oop”
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2025.12.8
never young beach to Mark Budokan Debut in 10th Anniversary Finale
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2025.12.8
Haruomi Hosono to Close 2025 with Year-End Tokyo & Osaka Shows
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2025.11.27
“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter
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2025.11.22
City Hunter Marks 40th Anniversary with Special Exhibition
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2025.11.21
Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda
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