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2023.11.3
PARCO’s Touring Market Event to Explore Jun-Kissa Culture Across Six Cities
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Japan-Exclusive Poster and Trailer Released for “Wonka”
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Unveiling Scenes from “You Will Not Have My Hate” – a Film Depicting a Family’s Ordeal in a Terrorist Attack
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2023.12.15
The new stage by Siberia Shozyo Tetsudo, starring Ayaka Yasumoto and others, is a “no-separation, gentle, locked-room suspense”.
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CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN’s Debut Album Now Available in LP and CD
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Tohji Drops “Aglio e olio” MV and Reveals Full Video of Sold-Out Show Performance
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2023.11.11
Acid Pauli and Sapphire Slows Headline MIDNIGHT EAST with Four Other Acts
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“Saturday Fiction” Reveals Main Visual and Provides Director Lou Ye’s Exclusive Stage Greeting Details
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2023.12.9
Juggling Unit Fratres Brings the Latest Verbal Juggling Performance
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2024.3.28
New Visuals and Artist Comments Revealed for Ryuichi Sakamoto✕ Shiro Takatani’s Theater Piece “TIME”
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2023.12.15
LEARNERS Announces Hiatus, Concluding with Final Show at Shindaita FEVER in December
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Yakob Tanaka’s 3rd Album “IN NEUTRAL” to Receive LP Release
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The National Art Center, Tokyo to Host “Shinji Ohmaki: Interface of Being” this November
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2024.1.27
Ed Sheeran Marks Long-Awaited Return to Japan in January 2024, Performing in Tokyo & Osaka”
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2023.11.4
SKREW KID’s Latest Album “New Flat” Drops on Cassette Tape
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A24’s forthcoming film “When You Finish Saving The World” to Hit Japanese Theaters in January 2024
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2024.1.11
ROMY’s First Japanese Solo Tour “CLUB MID AIR” Set for January 2024
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2025.8.14
Toyota, Aichi’s Annual Summer Dance Celebration Announces 16 New Performers
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2025.8.15
SONICMANIA Reveals First Lineup: The Prodigy, Gesaffelstein, Floating Points, Tohji
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2025.8.15
SONICMANIA Announces Second Wave of Artists: Perfume, KIKUO, MFS, and Minna-no-Kimochi
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2025.8.15
Denki Groove Joins the 3rd Lineup for SONICMANIA
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2025.8.15
RISING SUN Festival Expands 2025 Lineup with Suchmos, Satoko Shibata, Ohzora Kimishima and More
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2025.8.15
beabadoobee’s Pop-Up Shop Debuts at Shibuya 109 to Mark Summer Sonic Visit
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2025.8.16
SUMMER SONIC 2025: Official Dates Confirmed Following 2024 Milestone
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2025.8.16
ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan
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2025.8.16
SUMMER SONIC 2025 Reveals First Lineup: Official Hige Dandism & FALL OUT BOY
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2025.8.16
SUMMER SONIC 2025 Adds The Prodigy, Camila Cabello, LANA, BABYMETAL, and More
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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
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Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup
maya ongaku Sets Off on Nationwide Five-City Tour
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”