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2026.2.20
Cannes Winner “Sentimental Value” to Hit Japanese Theaters Joachim Trier’s Latest Film
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2026.5.1
“The Devil Wears Prada 2” Set for May 2026 Release in Japan with First Trailer and Poster Released
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2025.11.30
Tokyo’s Indie & Asian Roots Artists Unite at BiKN shibuya 2025 Festival
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Hard Rock Café Goes Ninja: Exclusive NARUTO Gear Hits Japan
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2025.11.28
Shibuya’s Indie Night: Rol3ert, 烏兎-uto-, BabyCanta & Johnnivan at exPoP!!!!! Vol.178
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Hellraiser Marathon Takes Over Shinjuku All Night Long
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2026.2.5
PokéPark KANTO Debuts February 5, Tickets Available November 21
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Experience Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum: Early Works, Recent Creations, and Japan Firsts
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Golden Kamuy Takes Flight with AIRDO Collaboration
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2026.4.11
First Japan Dome Tour for aespa Confirmed: Tokyo and Osaka, Two Days Each
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2025.12.5
downt & Texas 3000 Hit Tohoku for Tour Dates in Sendai, Koriyama, and Shin-Okubo
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2025.12.12
Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai
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XG Sets Debut Album Title as “THE CORE”
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SM ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN Debuts First Girl Group GPP
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2026.1.4
“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup
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A24’s “Marty Supreme” Starring Timothée Chalamet to Release in Japan March 2026
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2025.11.7
POLARIS Marks 3rd Anniversary with Reopening Festival in Minami-Aoyama
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
Atsutake Kaneko
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
Ryohei Matsunaga
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Yuji Shibasaki
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
Shoichi Yamamoto
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
Fumiaki Amano
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EVENTS
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2026.2.23
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance
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2026.2.24
Korean Artist Parannoul Joins New ”QUATTRO Alternative” Series for First-Ever Japan Show
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2026.2.27
NiEW’s Monthly exPoP!!!!! Returns This February to Spotlight Emerging Artists
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2026.3.1
KAF Makes Major Label Debut, Announces First Solo Shows in Shanghai and Japan
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2026.2.21
Evangelion Marks 30 Years with Special Event at Yokohama Arena
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2026.2.19
PinkPantheress Celebrates Japan Debut with Four Day Tokyo Pop Up
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
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
FUJI ROCK 2026 Announces 66 Artists Including Fujii Kaze and XG Plus Complete Ticket Breakdown