NEWS
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RECENT
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2023.9.6
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2023.9.24
A total of 57 people across genres will perform in the reading play “Adrenaline Nights”. Overall direction by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.
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Hitsujibungaku to release a new single “more than words” on September 1 ahead of their tour
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Special exhibition and pop-up cafe at Shibuya PARCO ahead of Wes Anderson’s latest film “Asteroid City”
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Hermeto Pascoal and Kaho Nakamura will join FESTIVAL de FRUE 2023
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2023.10.14
Metamorphose ’23 to add 15 more acts: Carl Craig, JAZZANOVA, GEZAN, and more
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Digital remasted “Reservoir Dogs” will be on screems in 2024.
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Luby Sparks announces their China tour 2023 including Strawberry Music Festival
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The latest PV of the TV anime “Jujutsu Kaisen” featuring King Gnu’s new song “SPECIALZ” is now available.
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illiomote to release new EP “I.W.S.P.” on September 13 (Wed.); first single “Baby End” released
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Trailer for Maqbool Mubarak’s “Autobiography” is unleashed, an allegorical depiction of Indonesia’s recent past, filled with violence and deception.
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Trailer and poster visual for the movie “Shajiku” released, based on the novel of the same name by Kou Osano.
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2023.10.23
Shintaro Sakamoto accnounces a new tour including Taiwan show with Tim Bernardes
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Oneohtrix Point Never to release a new album “Again”
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Fujii Kaze to release a new song “Workin’ Hard” and the recap of his first Asia tour on YouTube
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bloodthirsty butchers’ albums released from Nippon Columbia are issued on vinyl
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2023.8.31
Jean-Philippe Delorme’s solo exhibition “visage(s)” opens on August 31 with a new poetry book
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2023.9.9
VELTOPIA WORLD PARK, a crossover event of sports, beer, and music, to be held in East Shizuoka this September
RECOMMEND
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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