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2025.3.28
Ging Nang BOYZ Announce First West Coast Tour in the U.S. with Local Label Vinyl Release
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2025.5.24
POP YOURS Unveils First Lineup: ¥ellow Bucks and JJJ to Headline
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Flea of Red Hot Chili Peppers Stars in UNDERCOVER’s 35th Anniversary Levi’s Collaboration
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Pot-pourri Unveils Pre-Release Track “Paradis” from Upcoming Album Eraser, Pencil
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2025.2.8
DIG SHIBUYA Unveils Second Round of Official Programs, Including Drone Show Above Shibuya
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2025.3.16
Former GINNAN BOYZ’s Nakamura Brings Music to Suo-Oshima with Theater Purchase
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2025.3.13
SIDE CORE, Midori Kawano, and More Showcase New Works at Bunkamura During Temporary Closure
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2025.6.21
YATSUI FESTIVAL! 2025 to Return with Sunny Day Service, Sohei Oyamada, and 20 Other Acts in First Wave
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2025.5.31
The Chemical Brothers to Headline Makuhari’s First-Ever ‘THE BEACH 2025’ Festival
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2025.4.22
BE:FIRST Reveals 15-City World Tour in North America, Europe, and Asia
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2025.4.29
JAPAN JAM 2025 Reveals 29-Artist First Lineup Including Creepy Nuts, LANA, and NiziU
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2025.3.22
ROTH BART BARON’s Tour Finale to Feature Shunji Iwai’s Visual Direction, Granting Masaya Mifune’s Longtime Wish
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2025.3.1
Kaori Oda’s ‘Underground’ Trailer Released, Set for Berlinale Debut
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Kenshi Yonezu Unveils “Plazma” Music Video, Gundam’s Latest Theme Song
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2025.5.24
POP YOURS Set for May in Makuhari; First Round of Performers Revealed on YouTube
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Shure Partners with TaiTan to Launch Groundbreaking Sneaker for Podcasters, Offering High-Quality Audio on the Go
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ONE OK ROCK’s New Track “Puppets Can’t Control You” Chosen as Theme for “Mikami Sensei”
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
Jin Otabe
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
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2026.1.15
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
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2026.1.16
“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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2026.1.20
Men I Trust Announces 2026 Japan Tour with Mei Simones
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2026.1.10
Haruki Murakami’s “Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World” Stage Play to Tour the UK, France, China, and Singapore
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2026.1.7
Interactive nostalgia! The “30th Anniversary Tamagotchi Grand Exhibition” Lands in Roppongi
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2025.12.23
Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena
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2025.12.20
Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
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2025.12.19
Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)
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2025.12.19
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
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Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
BLACKPINK Launches Exclusive Jerseys With Tokyo Pro Teams Giants, FC Tokyo, Sunrockers
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