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RECENT
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2024.10.19
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Pasocom Music Club’s “Love Flutter” Album Features tofubeats and Soko Shibata
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Asagiri JAM ’24 Adds Cornelius, Eiko Ishibashi and More
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Okayama’s Forest Festival of the Arts Okayama Welcomes 39 Groups from 13 Countries
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Shibuya Spices Up with Japanese Curry Festival 2024
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A.P.C. Unveils Psychedelic Minimalism with Tame Impala Collaboration
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The 50 Kaitenz Set to Release New Song for Forever Young Adults & Kick Off 20th Anniversary Tour
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FESTIVAL de FRUE 2024 Features Acid Pauli, Kaneko Ayano, and More
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Creepy Nuts Dominates Spotify’s First-Half 2024 Rankings
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Kenta Maeno Drops Solo Album “Eigyochu”
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2024.7.16
The story of Utagawa Hiroshige and Meshimori Onna, Mushirase’s stage “NAITOSHINJUKU TRAP-HOLE”.
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2024.7.13
“Wild Hotaru wo Tsukamaero” a one-woman show written and directed by actor and poet Sekiyu Okamoto.
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2024.7.13
Open-air play by Rikiya Konishi, former member of Shiawase Gakkyu Hokai, based on the concept of “Plaza x Theatre of the Absurd”.
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Festival Streams Live on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch
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Takashi Murakami and JP THE WAVY’s “MNNK Bro.” Debut Single and MV Released
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2024.11.2
Kyoto’s Borofesta 2024: First Wave Features Age Factory, ZAZEN BOYS, PEDRO and More
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2024.10.18
‘Joyland,’ Cannes Queer Palm Laureate, Hits Japanese Theaters in October
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2024.9.6
Yoko Yamanaka’s ‘Desert of Namibia’ Unveils Emotionally Raw Trailer Starring Yuumi Kawai
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
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EVENTS
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2025.8.22
maya ongaku and Minami Deutsch to Share Stage for the First Time at Shibuya WWW X
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2025.8.22
Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu
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2025.8.22
Iconic Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi to Spin One-Night-Only DJ Set
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2025.8.23
Eve Announces Major K Arena Yokohama Show for 2025 Summer, Celebrating “Under Blue”
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2025.8.23
Take Sasamoto’s Laboratory Exhibition Set for August 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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2025.8.23
ONE MUSIC CAMP in Hyogo Adds ACIDMAN, ASOUND, and Gusokumuzu
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2025.8.17
Maximum10 Compilation Released on HOLIDAY! RECORDS with POP DISASTER, sfpr and More
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2025.8.17
Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide
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2025.8.16
ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan
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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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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending
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”