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Perfume Documentary “Cold Sleep” Offers First Look Behind the Scenes Before Their Pause
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BLACKPINK Launches Exclusive Jerseys With Tokyo Pro Teams Giants, FC Tokyo, Sunrockers
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2026.8.14
SUMMER SONIC 2026 Set to Mark 25 Years With Three Day Run
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Ape Escape Soundtracks Take Over Shibuya’s WWW With Soichi Terada Exclusive Live Set
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PinkPantheress Marks Japan Debut in February at Toyosu PIT
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2026.4.3
D.A.N. × Hitsujibungaku: First-Ever Co-Headlining Night at “Resonance”
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2026.4.18
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
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2025.12.26
NiEW’s Monthly Free Music Showcase Returns to Shibuya This Dec With Indie and Alt Sounds
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2026.1.22
Meet Moeka Shiotsuka and Get Your Jaguar moni Autographed at Fender Tokyo
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Rol3ert Drops New Single “(how could i be)honest?” as Part of Three-Month Release Run
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2026.4.3
LANA, Yuki Chiba, and KEIJU to Headline POP YOURS 2026
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Rosalía’s Chart-Topping Album ”LUX” Gets Japan CD Release in January
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Akeboshi Performs ”NARUTO” Ending Theme ”Wind” on ”THE FIRST TAKE”
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2026.2.6
Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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HANA Set to Drop Debut Album ”HANA” in February 2026
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2026.1.24
The Haçienda Takes Over Bangkok in January 2026 with Basement Jaxx, Peter Hook and More
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
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EVENTS
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2026.6.26
TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival
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2026.6.10
Major Picasso Exhibition Curated by Paul Smith Arrives in Tokyo in June 2026
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2026.5.6
kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan
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2026.4.18
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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YOASOBI and UT Reunite for First Collaboration in Five Years
Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival
Zara Larsson Announces First Ever Japan Show: Ticket Details and Everything You Need to Know