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Trailer and poster visual for the movie “Shajiku” released, based on the novel of the same name by Kou Osano.
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2023.10.23
Shintaro Sakamoto accnounces a new tour including Taiwan show with Tim Bernardes
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Oneohtrix Point Never to release a new album “Again”
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Fujii Kaze to release a new song “Workin’ Hard” and the recap of his first Asia tour on YouTube
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bloodthirsty butchers’ albums released from Nippon Columbia are issued on vinyl
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2023.8.31
Jean-Philippe Delorme’s solo exhibition “visage(s)” opens on August 31 with a new poetry book
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2023.9.9
VELTOPIA WORLD PARK, a crossover event of sports, beer, and music, to be held in East Shizuoka this September
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Hikaru Utada to release ☆Taku Takahashi’s remix of “Gold -Mata Au Hi Made-“
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2023.11.16
“Ueno Artist Project 2023: Picturing and Touching the Lives of Others” at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum
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Undercover designer Jun Takahashi’s solo exhibition to showcase portraits of musicians he admires
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2023.10.11
New event “Seikaku” by Umeda Club Quattro, featuring two groups, Sundae May Club & Neko Sen
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2023.9.16
Special exhibition, “Indian Miniature Paintings,” featuring 120 works from a private collection.
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2023.9.16
MPLUSPLUS to exhibit “Embodiment++” at CCBT featuring a gigantic robotic arm performance
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2023.9.2
New York-based hyperpop artist gabby start’s Japan debut with Peterparker69 and PAS TASTA
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”Cross Review” the famous review section of “Music Magazine” is now available on the web.
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2023.9.3
FLAG 2023 unveiled the full lineup including Age Factory, No Buses and New York’s Harry Teardrop and more
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brkfstblend, a new band featuring Michael Kaneko, Keity (ex-LUCKY TAPES), and Tetsuji Kasuya (ex-Yogee New Waves), releases first music
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
Kotaro Kikuchi
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release
Fumiaki Amano
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maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad
Hiroyoshi Tomite
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
Tomonori Shiba
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2025.11.9
NiEW’s Monthly Event “exPoP!!!!!” Expands into First-Ever Festival in Shibuya
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2025.11.9
exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Announces First Wave of Lineup: WONK, Satoko Shibata, Dongurizu, and More
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds 12 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club, Khaki, HOME and More
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Reveals 3rd Lineup with 12 Artists, Including Dos Monos and More
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2025.11.9
exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Adds Yasuyuki Horikomi, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Summer Eye, No Buses, and Maika Loubté
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2025.11.9
NiEW’s “exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds GEZAN, Fuyumi Abe, and Texas 3000, Reveals Timetable
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2025.11.10
Shota Aratani Announces Band Tour Across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka in November
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2025.11.11
TYLA Welcomes BE:FIRST as Special Guests for Her First Solo Japan Show
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2025.11.11
Shinjuku Noh Stage Welcomes Kabukicho Hosts’ Japanese Dance Performance of Yumihari-zuki
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2025.11.13
Salasa to Embark on Largest-Ever Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka Tour
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