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2026.2.16
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2026.1.15
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
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2025.10.25
Hello Kitty and Kuromi Spin at SPOOKY PUMPKIN 2025 All-Night Halloween Party at Puroland
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2025.9.21
SUSHIBOYS Announce Solo Tour with Four Shows
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Helsinki Lambda Club’s Kaoru Hashimoto Debuts Solo with EP “Diary”
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Björk’s Live Album “cornucopia: live” Gets Six Physical Release Formats
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2025.8.30
Ryuichi Sakamoto Exhibition Launches in Osaka, Bringing to Life His 18-Year-Old Expo Journey
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Sanrio’s KUROMI Makes Artist Debut, Aims for World Tour
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Peterparker69 Drops Long-Awaited Debut Album “yo,”
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2025.10.17
Larry Clark’s ‘KIDS’ Brings 1990s NYC Youth Back to the Big Screen
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2025.9.23
Tomakomai’s FAHDAY Expands Lineup with Odottebakari no Kuni and Yuransen
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2025.10.15
Hitsujibungaku Announce First-Ever European Tour This October
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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
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PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
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2025.7.24
Cornelius Releases Music Through HERALBONY’s ROUTINE RECORDS Label
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Kakubarhythm Summer Festival Returns with Kicell, Shappo, cero’s Hashimoto, and Blah Bruh
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds 12 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club, Khaki, HOME and More
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad
Hiroyoshi Tomite
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Sayo Komada Preserves Shamisen Tradition with a Twist: Why She Plays “Can’t Stop” on Instagram
Takahiro Kanazawa
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
Tomonori Shiba
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
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Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
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EVENTS
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2025.10.2
MAN WITH A MISSION Announces UK & EU Tour Across 13 Cities
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2025.10.3
tofubeats Sets Out on Japan Tour with Special 10th Anniversary Concert Including TOWA TEI
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2025.10.4
MASHUP FESTIVAL kobe Unites 7 Kobe Fests; PUFFY, Satoko Shibata Among First 15 Acts Announced
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2025.10.4
Jacob Bro and The Vernon Spring Join EACH STORY Festival in Nagano’s Nobeyama Highlands
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2025.10.4
Beppu’s small circle ’25 to Host Ichiko Aoba with Keigo Oyamada & U-zhaan and More
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2025.10.4
Summer Eye Announces New Tour “Fresh” with Full Band
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2025.10.5
Ty Dolla $ign Joins Aichi “WIRED MUSIC FESTIVAL”; First Lineup Revealed
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2025.10.6
ONE OK ROCK Announces European Arena Tour This Fall
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2025.9.27
kurayamisaka Announces First Solo Tour This September Following “NME 100” Recognition
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2025.9.25
LE SSERAFIM Pop-Up Café Opens with Special Live Photo Displays
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