NEWS
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RECENT
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2024.5.28
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2025.1.25
British Band IDLES Announces Headline Japan Shows After Latest Album Tops UK Chart
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2024.4.19
Yasumasa Morimura’s Exhibition Opens at Roppongi’s ShugoArts from April 19
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2024.4.6
RADWIMPS Releases Live Concert Footage and Audio Recordings Featuring Collaborations with ZORN, Toaka, and ao
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2024.4.12
ralph, Kaneee, and CCS Records Join Fukuoka Collective Lit’s 3rd Anniversary Event
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2025.3.20
Capcom Grand Exhibition Coming to Osaka in 2025, Exploring Over 40 Years of Game Creation
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2024.4.18
“Futaribotchi no Hoshi” by Ungeziefer, a masterpiece & a new two-person play performed simultaneously.
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2024.6.8
Hinatazaka46 and The BONEZ Join Final Roster of Iwate’s CHAGU CHAGU ROCK FESTIVAL 2024
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Adds Awich, Quruli, KING KRULE, and More
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2024.4.6
Suntory Hall Hosts ‘Open House’ Event, Offering Free Admission and Stage Access
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2024.7.2
Peanuts Kun Set to Release 4th Album in June, Alongside Four-City Zepp Tour Across Japan
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2024.5.23
Double-headline Show by Jim O’Rourke × Eiko Ishibashi and ermhoi with the Attention Please Set for May
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Mos Burger Unveils MOS RECORDS, Aiming to Spotlight Talent from Store Staff
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2024.4.9
Waseda University’s Waseda Music Records to Host Music Event “pulp” Embracing Early Midsummer Vibes in April
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2024.4.23
Tohji Announces World Tour Details: Three North American Shows with SEBii and Alice Longyu Gao
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2024.6.15
Dos Monos Announces Second Chapter as a Trio New Album “Dos Atomos” to Drop in May
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“YouTube Music AI Incubator” Launched in Japan for Coexisting Future of Music and AI
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Alternative Crew S.A.R. Drops First Full Album
RECOMMEND
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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
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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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2026.6.4
Daniel Caesar Announces One Night Tokyo Show This June
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2026.6.10
Major Picasso Exhibition Curated by Paul Smith Arrives in Tokyo in June 2026
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2026.6.3
Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release
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2026.5.6
kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan
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2026.5.5
Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026
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2026.4.18
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins
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#ART
2026.4.18
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
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#STAGE
2026.4.17
Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America
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#OTHER
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