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2025.3.1
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2024.12.28
New Jeans, Atarashii Gakko!, LANA, and More Join COUNTDOWN JAPAN 2024 Lineup, Total of 112 Acts
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2024.12.28
Suzuki Mikiko’s Announces Their Major Label Debut Album & Self-Organized Show with Hwyl
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Takanawa Gateway’s Upcoming Cultural Creation Building Set to Open in 2026
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2025.1.5
Shibuya WWW to Host Final Concert Series with Current Sound System, Closing with Satoko Shibata
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2024.11.26
kudaranai1nichi and downt to Join Forces for China Tour with Local Bands
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2025.2.9
Sunny Day Service Set to Perform First and Last Solo Show at Misono Universe in February 2025
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2024.11.20
Mouse on the Keys Drops New Track “midnight,” Lorraine James to Perform at Solo Show
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Nintendo Music App Brings Beloved Game Soundtracks to Mobile Devices
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Hikaru Utada Shares “One Last Kiss” Performance Video from SCIENCE FICTION TOUR Final Show
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MAPPA’s Original Anime ‘Zenshu’ Reveals Dramatic Second Teaser, Set to Premiere in January 2025
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2025.1.31
‘The Room Next Door’: Japanese Release Focuses on Friendship Amid Euthanasia
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New PARCO HAPPY HOLIDAYS Campaign Features Haruomi Hosono, Keiichi Tanaami, and Naohiro Ukawa
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2025.1.4
Cigarettes After Sex and Friendly Fires Join the Stage for rockin’ on sonic
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2025.3.7
Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix Revisited in New Exhibition on Life Philosophy, Visuals by Taku Sato
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2025.1.17
‘Stopmotion’: Eerie Horror Blending Animation and Live Action to Hit Japan
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2024.11.2
Pierre Taki and Other Artists Join the Lineup for Kabukicho’s “BENTEN” Art Event
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2024.11.29
Fourth Edition of Godzilla 70th Anniversary Art Project Exhibition Curated by NANZUKA
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EVENTS
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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