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2026.8.14
SUMMER SONIC 2026 Set to Mark 25 Years With Three Day Run
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Ape Escape Soundtracks Take Over Shibuya’s WWW With Soichi Terada Exclusive Live Set
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PinkPantheress Marks Japan Debut in February at Toyosu PIT
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2026.4.3
D.A.N. × Hitsujibungaku: First-Ever Co-Headlining Night at “Resonance”
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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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2025.12.26
NiEW’s Monthly Free Music Showcase Returns to Shibuya This Dec With Indie and Alt Sounds
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2026.1.22
Meet Moeka Shiotsuka and Get Your Jaguar moni Autographed at Fender Tokyo
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Rol3ert Drops New Single “(how could i be)honest?” as Part of Three-Month Release Run
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2026.4.3
LANA, Yuki Chiba, and KEIJU to Headline POP YOURS 2026
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Rosalía’s Chart-Topping Album ”LUX” Gets Japan CD Release in January
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Akeboshi Performs ”NARUTO” Ending Theme ”Wind” on ”THE FIRST TAKE”
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2026.2.6
Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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HANA Set to Drop Debut Album ”HANA” in February 2026
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2026.1.24
The Haçienda Takes Over Bangkok in January 2026 with Basement Jaxx, Peter Hook and More
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3COINS Stranger Things Collab Hits Stores Nationwide
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2025.12.16
Takeshi Kitano’s Battle Royale Turns 25 and Debuts Legendary Tracksuit Collection
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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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2026.2.23
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance
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2026.2.24
Korean Artist Parannoul Joins New ”QUATTRO Alternative” Series for First-Ever Japan Show
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2026.2.27
NiEW’s Monthly exPoP!!!!! Returns This February to Spotlight Emerging Artists
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2026.3.1
KAF Makes Major Label Debut, Announces First Solo Shows in Shanghai and Japan
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2026.2.21
Evangelion Marks 30 Years with Special Event at Yokohama Arena
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2026.2.19
PinkPantheress Celebrates Japan Debut with Four Day Tokyo Pop Up
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour
FUJI ROCK 2026 Announces 66 Artists Including Fujii Kaze and XG Plus Complete Ticket Breakdown