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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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2026.11.14
Fujii Kaze Announces Japan Arena Dates Ahead of Global Prema World Tour
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Sheena Ringo Announces New March Album Built Entirely on Creative Collaborations
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2026.4.25
TWICE Adds Three Massive Stadium Nights to Japan Tour This April
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New “Stranger Things” Collab Hits FamilyMart: Socks, Snacks, and More
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2026.4.11
Tatsuro Yamashita Set for Two-Night April Showcase at Tokyo’s New SGC Hall Ariake
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2026.2.13
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” Sets Japan Release for February 2026
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HANA Powers “Medalist” Season 2 Launch With New Opening Theme This January
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2025.11.21
Tarsem’s “The Fall” Returns in 4K with Limited Memorial Cards This December
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
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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
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
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2026.3.14
GEZAN Announces First Ever Nippon Budokan Show in Spring 2026
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2026.3.14
Ikimonogakari Announce First Festival with Noriyuki Makihara, Sukima Switch, and Mone Kamishiraishi
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2026.3.14
YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film
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2026.3.17
Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026
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2026.3.17
New Multi-Venue Event ”UNDERCITY” Takes Over Ebisu LIQUIDROOM Complex This March
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2026.3.17
Tokyo’s New Music Event UNDERCITY Reveals Second Lineup in Ebisu
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2026.3.19
Spotify Japan Reveals Early Noise 2026 Lineup, Live Event Also Confirmed
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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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