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2024.11.20
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2024.11.2
Kyoto’s Borofesta 2024 Adds 27 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club and Texas 3000
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2024.10.29
New York’s Punk Band Jeff Rosenstock Announces First Japan Tour
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2024.8.25
Yurakucho Hosts the Futuristic “Electromagnetic Cyber Bon Odori” with Electrons Fantasticos
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2025.1.4
PULP, WEEZER, and More Set to Headline Rockinʼon Sonic’s First Wave
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2024.8.23
Spotlight on Greta Gerwig: Mini Theater Stranger’s Lineup Includes Japan-First Releases
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Ikebukuro Unveils Gen Z Playground: Japan’s First 5D Video Recording Experience
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Keiichi Sokabe Drops New Single to Celebrate Album Release
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2024.9.21
Shimokitazawa Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup, Including Tribute to Fujiko Hemming
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2024.8.30
NiEW’s “exPoP!!!!!” Announces Free Lineup for August 30
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Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates Japan Debut with Limited “GUTS” Edition and Meet-and-Greet
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Fukuoka’s Daito Yamamoto Unveils “Babel” and Lands a Spot on J-WAVE’s Hot Tracks
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2024.10.4
First Look: Animated Film ‘Fureru’ Unveils Stunning New Stills from the ‘Anohana’ Team
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2024.12.28
Perfume Announces New Album “Nebula Romance” & Upcoming Arena Tour
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2024.9.5
Theater “Cooking Rice in a Rice Cooker and Ending When It’s Cooked” by Yuki Naito of the Asagaya Spiders.
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2024.8.23
Lolo’s New Performance is “Theater x Tanka,” Featuring Poet Ayumi Uesaka, Depicting “People Who Are Bored
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2024.8.17
Two main Amayadori performances, a new science fiction conversation play & the final work of the “Hyottoko Ranbu” era.
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2024.9.28
lil soft tennis Sets the Stage for BIG HARD PARTY EP Release at Shibuya WWW X
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Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
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2025.7.29
Yukkyun Announces KYUN DIVA FESTIVAL with First Wave of Artists
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2025.8.3
D.A.N. Returns to the Stage with Solo Concert at Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall
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2025.8.3
tofubeats and Peanut-kun Launch First-Ever Joint Tour “TVP”
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2025.8.4
the cabs Announces Reunion, Set to Launch Solo Tour in August Across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka
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2025.8.4
Hedigan’s Announces “AWAI vol.2” Event in Shibuya Featuring Guest Artists
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2025.7.26
TWICE Announces Japan Leg of World Tour with 360-Degree Dome Shows
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2025.7.26
“Shinjuku Kabukicho Shunga Exhibition” to Feature 100 Works This July
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2025.7.24
Kyoto’s Suiheisen Announces First Independent Event in Tokyo and Osaka in July
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2025.7.24
Cornelius Releases Music Through HERALBONY’s ROUTINE RECORDS Label
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2025.7.23
GEZAN Adds Sunny Day Service and More Acts for 47-Prefecture Tour
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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
mei ehara Announces US Tour and Tokyo Solo Show; Third Album Due in September
Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup
XG, Creepy Nuts, &TEAM, Camilo to Perform at Coca-Cola X Fes
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
Kaytranada Announces First Japan Show in Seven Years with Lou Phelps
Yaeji Announces August Tokyo Show Following Debut Album Release
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
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Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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Peterparker69 Announces Debut Album for July and Solo Live Show with Special Guest