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RECENT
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2023.11.23
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2024.1.25
Taiwanese band Elephant Gym’s Japan tour for January 2024
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The official name of Nintendo’s museum is decided as “Nintendo Museum”.
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2023.10.21
Nagoya’s Club Higashibetsuin announces more acts featuring Rofu Karma, Skirt, and more
#MOVIE
2023.12.1
Omnibus horror “Tales from the Occult” takes on daily paranormal happenings
#MUSIC
2024.2.2
The Chemical Brothers announces the first Japan tour in five years
#MOVIE
Shibuya White Cine Quinto is first Japanese cinema to offer official A24 merchandise
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2023.10.21
TAMATAMA FESTIVAL unveils second round lineup: KIRINJI and 8 others for free performances
#MOVIE
Andrew Haigh unleashes ‘Strangers’: the adaptation of Taichi Yamada’s novel for Japan Spring 2024
#MUSIC
2023.10.26
JP THE WAVY and Korean Rapper Sik-K to tour Tokyo and Osaka
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2024.3.7
Wilco’s first Japan tour in 11 years for March 2024
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Sia shares new single “Gimme Love,” and announces new album ‘Reasonable Woman’ for 2024
#ART
2023.10.14
Arts Maebashi unveils 10th-anniversary exhibition “New Horizon: From History to the Future”
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2023.12.9
Scha Dara Parr and STUTS announces co-headline show on December 9
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Guiba to release self-titled debut album “Guiba” and a lead single “Rabuchen”
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2023.11.3
FESTIVAL de FRUE 2023 adds 12 more acts and reveals the daily schedules
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2023.11.24
Music video for the title track from illiomote’s new EP “I.W.S.P.” is now available.
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2023.12.8
New music festival X-CON to showcase tofubeats, De La Soul, Hypnosis Mike and more
RECOMMEND
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
#MUSIC
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
#MUSIC
Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Yuji Shibasaki
#MUSIC
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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#MOVIE
2026.6.3
Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
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#MUSIC
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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#MUSIC
2026.4.18
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins
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#ART
2026.4.18
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
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#STAGE
2026.4.17
Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America
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#OTHER
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