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New Lupin the Third Film Announced: Directed by Takeshi Koike from LUPIN THE IIIRD Series
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2025.1.17
Music Lane Festival in Okinawa Adds HOME, Sarasa, HALLEY, and 11 More Acts
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2025.3.25
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2025.2.15
ap bank fes ’25 Reveals Second Lineup: imase, Soucy, Maka-en, and Noriyuki Makihara
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2025.5.3
VIVA LA ROCK 2025 Reveals First Lineup: jo0ji, Dos Monos, LANA, and More
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2025.3.14
BABYMONSTER Kicks Off First World Tour with 100,000 Fans in Japan Across Five Venues
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Cannes Best Actor Winner Koji Yakusho’s ‘PERFECT DAYS’ Now on Prime Video
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Unsettling Teaser Released for “The Summer Hikaru Died” Anime, Debuting Summer 2025
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2025.10.18
Tokyo Odaiba Triennale 2025: Theme and First Participants Announced
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2024.12.29
“#1229 Year End Party” Brings Together STUTS, Kohjiya, Kaneee, OMSB, and More in Shibuya
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2025.2.27
Kaho Nakamura Returns with a Piano Solo Hall Tour Across Five Cities After 2.5 Years
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2025.5.15
Gen Hoshino Announces New Album and Nationwide Tour for Spring 2025
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