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2024.3.8
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Shibuya Arrow Project Enlists Barry McGee to Artfully Convey Disaster Evacuation Sites
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2024.4.13
SATOH Unveils “you hate caffeine” Music Video Filmed in New York”
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2024.3.14
“New Gallery” Launches in Jimbocho with YOASOBI MV Director’s Solo Exhibition
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2024.4.3
JOHNNIE WALKER Presents Exciting Cultural Event in Shibuya this April
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2024.4.27
The Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki Hosts ‘Eiko Ishioka I Design’ Exhibition
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2024.6.25
Tokyo National Museum Hosts Rei Naito’s Special Exhibition “come and live – go and live”
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2024.6.1
Shizuoka’s ‘ITADAKI’ Farewell Event Announce First Lineup Featuring Fishmans, Petrolz, Kroi, and More
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NOT WONK to Release First Single in Three Years “Asshole (Unplugged Mix)”
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2024.5.15
Chiang Mai’s Indie Pop Band YONLAPA Announces Japan Tour
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2024.2.28
Izumi Kato’s Solo Show Unveiled at Perrotin Los Angeles
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2024.3.15
Limited Shibuya Screening for Studio Ghibli’s ‘Ocean Waves’
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2024.6.14
mitsume Announces First Solo Tour in Five Years Performing in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka
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2024.5.1
Taiwanese Singer 9m88 Announces May Live Show with WONK and jo0ji
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Encore Screening of Shintaro Sakamoto’s Cabaret New Hakuba Performance and Premiere at Tokyo’s Hitomi Memorial Hall Show
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2024.5.27
Jungle Announces Solo Show in Shibuya with Dongurizu as Support Act
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Festival Adds Noel Gallagher, SAMPHA, Kim Gordon, and Taeko Ōnuki to Second Wave of Performers
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Arata Iura’s Hollywood Debut ‘Tokyo Cowboy’ Confirmed for Japanese Release
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2025.9.14
‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST
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2025.9.15
Hitsujibungaku Kicks Off Asia Tour, Headlining First Shows at Budokan and Osaka Castle Hall
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2025.9.17
Horsegirl to Embark on Their First Japan Tour This September
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2025.9.17
Ichiko Aoba Adds Japan Dates to Ongoing World Tour
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2025.9.18
Shun Ishiwaka Leads Band for Special Live Session with Robert Glasper and Yasuyuki Okamura
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2025.9.18
Ringo Sheena and Kaho Nakamura Join Shun Ishiwaka-Led Band for Session Live
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2025.9.19
‘Boy Kills World’ Set for September Release, Starring Bill Skarsgård in a Silent Action Role
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2025.9.19
Wes Anderson’s Latest Film ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ to Hit Japanese Theaters in September
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2025.9.20
Yamagata’s Gampeki Music Festival Announces Final Chapter, Returning After Three Years
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2025.9.20
“Ghosts: When the Invisible Visible” opens at Arts Maebashi
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