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Highlights from the 2023 Overseas Promotion for Domestic Artists Unveiled
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2024.4.21
Hitsujibungaku to Release First Live Album from 2023 Tour “if i were an angel”
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No Buses Surprises with the Digital EP Release “1624”
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2024.3.13
Theater Company Ningen Girai plans to present three productions in 2024; themes of the first production are “Travel” and “Remote Islands”.
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2024.2.18
“Hamlet House” by Rikiya Konishi, formerly of Shiawase Gakkyuhokai , at Kichijoji Theater
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June Premiere Set for Academy Award-Nominated “The Holdovers,” Reuniting Team from “Sideways”
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2024.5.25
KIRINJI Unveils Details for 25th Anniversary Live
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2024.4.27
“Cinderella’s House” Confirmed for Performance by K Ballet Opt, Inspired by Tahi Saihate’s Poetry
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jo0ji Releases New Music Video in a Forest Setting with Arrangement by Shingo Sekiguchi
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Aquirax Uno’s Artistry Spotlighted in Largest-Ever Exhibition, Featuring Over 900 Works Throughout his Career
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2024.2.1
Special Project Starts in Tribute to “Ghost in the Shell” Laughing Man Incident
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2024.5.25
KREVA, PUNPEE, JP THE WAVY, and 11 More Acts Added for GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’24
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Japanese Trailer and Poster for ‘Oppenheimer’ Released
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2024.2.2
Psycho Killer Performance Unveiled from “Stop Making Sense”
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2024.5.24
Ako, Satoko Shibata, SIRUP, and More Join the Lineup for Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2024
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Guin Poon Chaw, Shota Sometani, an More to Join Cast of “Worlds Apart” Movie
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2024.3.5
Osamu Dazai’s “Good-Bye” Takes the Stage in London with Kyoto’s Theater Company Chiten and Kukangendai Collaboration
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
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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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2026.4.18
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
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2026.4.17
Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America
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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