NEWS
Latest Culture News
RECENT
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2025.1.4
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Michael Jackson Biopic Set for 2025 Japan Release, Starring Nephew Jaafar Jackson
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2024.10.19
Ichiko Aoba to Perform Entire Upcoming 2025 Album Live in Tokyo and Osaka This October
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Pasocom Music Club’s “Love Flutter” Album Features tofubeats and Soko Shibata
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Asagiri JAM ’24 Adds Cornelius, Eiko Ishibashi and More
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Okayama’s Forest Festival of the Arts Okayama Welcomes 39 Groups from 13 Countries
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Shibuya Spices Up with Japanese Curry Festival 2024
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A.P.C. Unveils Psychedelic Minimalism with Tame Impala Collaboration
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The 50 Kaitenz Set to Release New Song for Forever Young Adults & Kick Off 20th Anniversary Tour
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FESTIVAL de FRUE 2024 Features Acid Pauli, Kaneko Ayano, and More
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Creepy Nuts Dominates Spotify’s First-Half 2024 Rankings
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Kenta Maeno Drops Solo Album “Eigyochu”
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2024.7.16
The story of Utagawa Hiroshige and Meshimori Onna, Mushirase’s stage “NAITOSHINJUKU TRAP-HOLE”.
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2024.7.13
“Wild Hotaru wo Tsukamaero” a one-woman show written and directed by actor and poet Sekiyu Okamoto.
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2024.7.13
Open-air play by Rikiya Konishi, former member of Shiawase Gakkyu Hokai, based on the concept of “Plaza x Theatre of the Absurd”.
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Festival Streams Live on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch
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Takashi Murakami and JP THE WAVY’s “MNNK Bro.” Debut Single and MV Released
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2024.11.2
Kyoto’s Borofesta 2024: First Wave Features Age Factory, ZAZEN BOYS, PEDRO and More
RECOMMEND
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Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do
Shimanuki Taisuke
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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#BOOK
AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH
Shoichi Miyake
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness
Yuji Shibasaki
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
Shoichi Yamamoto
#MOVIE
Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director
Ryohei Matsunaga
#BOOK
Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
Yoko Hasada
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How ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Reinvents the Universal Century with Anno, Tsurumaki, and Enokido at the Helm
Shuka Yamada
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EVENTS
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2025.7.1
Fujii Kaze to Embark on Europe Tour
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2025.7.3
STAR: Yuki Chiba Drops Debut Album and Confirms Solo Concert at Nippon Budokan
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s New Song “Budokan” Released
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s Budokan Show Welcomes Remix Collaboration from SKY-HI, ¥ellow Bucks, and 6 More
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s Budokan Performance to Feature King Giddra and Murda Beatz
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2025.7.3
i-dle Pop-Up Opens in Shibuya Featuring New “minini” Collaboration with LINE FRIENDS
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2025.7.4
Studio Ghibli’s Ocean Waves to Return for a Limited 3-Week Nationwide Screening in July
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2025.7.4
Jean-Luc Godard’s Last Film ‘The Image Book’ Reimagined in Shinjuku Exhibition
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2025.7.5
Helsinki Lambda Club Announces Debut Billboard Live Show for July on Tour Finale
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2025.7.5
Takanawa Gateway Features Hudson Mohawke, ¥OU$UKE ¥UK1MAT$U, & More
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Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition Opens in Roppongi
UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho
Ebisu Garden Place to Host Month-Long Outdoor Film Festival with 15 Titles
i-dle Pop-Up Opens in Shibuya Featuring New “minini” Collaboration with LINE FRIENDS
LE SSERAFIM Tokyo Dome Concert Details Revealed, Premium Seats Exclusive to FC Members
Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu
Hitsujibungaku Announces New Album for October Release; New Track Now Streaming
Peterparker69 Announces Debut Album for July and Solo Live Show with Special Guest