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2025.2.28
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Multinational Trio Johnnivan Announces November Release for Third Album Swimmer
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2024.11.29
Murabanku Drops “Oume Kaido” on Streaming; Skirt Confirmed for Self-Produced Event
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2024.12.12
Yuma Abe Announces Japan-U.S. Tour Alongside Release of Hotel New Yuma Album
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Live-Action “Oshi no Ko” Drama Features Theme Songs by My First Story, I’s, and More
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PAN Okinawa Art Center Scheduled to Open in 2027, Featuring Contemporary Asian Art
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2025.1.27
Otoboke Beaver Joins UK Band IDLES for Upcoming Tokyo Show
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2024.11.2
BENTEN: An All-Night Art Event in Kabukicho Directed by Chim↑Pom
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2025.2.2
Neko Sen’s “Cat Day Live” to Return in Kobe and Tokyo with Special Support Lineup
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2025.4.12
Shibuya Spring Festival “SYNCHRONICITY ’25” Unveils First Lineup with 12 Acts
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Yanushi Releases First Solo Concert Video & Yakob Tanaka Drops Double Solo Album
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2024.11.1
Tokyo NOMINOICHI ’24 AUTUMN Kicks Off in Tachikawa from November 1st to 3rd
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2024.10.25
Sugoi Seimeiryoku ‘s stage is a comedy skit featuring a troubled person and a short play about despair while living together
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2024.11.27
Six people perform monologues about their own lives and work, Pepepe-no-Kai + Iihenji’s stage
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2024.11.22
Hate to Cheek’s play depicts “the worst-case scenario that could happen in our not-too-distant future”
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2024.11.13
Tsuyu to Makura ‘s stage “Tachibana ni Uguisu” depicts “change and tradition” through the existence of immortality.
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New International Music Awards “MUSIC AWARDS JAPAN” Launched
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2024.11.2
“Shibuya Awa Odori” to Take Place in November, Featuring Over 100 Dancers
RECOMMEND
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
Kotaro Kikuchi
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Shoichiro Kotetsu
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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
Fumiaki Amano
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
Koji Harie
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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