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2026.2.16
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2026.1.15
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
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2025.10.25
Hello Kitty and Kuromi Spin at SPOOKY PUMPKIN 2025 All-Night Halloween Party at Puroland
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2025.9.21
SUSHIBOYS Announce Solo Tour with Four Shows
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Helsinki Lambda Club’s Kaoru Hashimoto Debuts Solo with EP “Diary”
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Björk’s Live Album “cornucopia: live” Gets Six Physical Release Formats
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2025.8.30
Ryuichi Sakamoto Exhibition Launches in Osaka, Bringing to Life His 18-Year-Old Expo Journey
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Sanrio’s KUROMI Makes Artist Debut, Aims for World Tour
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Peterparker69 Drops Long-Awaited Debut Album “yo,”
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2025.10.17
Larry Clark’s ‘KIDS’ Brings 1990s NYC Youth Back to the Big Screen
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2025.9.23
Tomakomai’s FAHDAY Expands Lineup with Odottebakari no Kuni and Yuransen
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2025.10.15
Hitsujibungaku Announce First-Ever European Tour This October
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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
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PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
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2025.7.24
Cornelius Releases Music Through HERALBONY’s ROUTINE RECORDS Label
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Kakubarhythm Summer Festival Returns with Kicell, Shappo, cero’s Hashimoto, and Blah Bruh
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds 12 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club, Khaki, HOME and More
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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2025.9.3
ano’s Debut Nippon Budokan Performance Set for September
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2025.9.3
Kohjiya Announces First-Ever Tour DREAMIN’BOI TOUR 2025
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2025.9.6
Atarashii Gakko! Announce Japan Tour and Reveal 10th Anniversary Greatest Hits Album
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2025.9.6
CADEJO Returns to Japan This September, with Special Dub Set by Naoyuki Uchida in Tokyo
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2025.9.9
Tyler, The Creator Announces Japan Stop on World Tour This Fall
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2025.9.10
Tyler, the Creator Adds Extra Show for First Japan Concert in 8 Years
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2025.9.2
Ovall Announces New EP Silent Storm Featuring Thai Artist KIKI with Billboard Live Tour
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2025.8.30
Gen Hoshino Reveals Dates for MAD HOPE Asia Tour
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2025.8.30
Ryuichi Sakamoto Exhibition Launches in Osaka, Bringing to Life His 18-Year-Old Expo Journey
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2025.8.17
Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
Quruli Announce Nationwide Tour and First of Four Monthly Singles, “Wandering”
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026