NEWS
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RECENT
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Keiichi Sokabe Drops New Single to Celebrate Album Release
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2024.9.21
Shimokitazawa Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup, Including Tribute to Fujiko Hemming
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2024.8.30
NiEW’s “exPoP!!!!!” Announces Free Lineup for August 30
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Olivia Rodrigo Celebrates Japan Debut with Limited “GUTS” Edition and Meet-and-Greet
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Fukuoka’s Daito Yamamoto Unveils “Babel” and Lands a Spot on J-WAVE’s Hot Tracks
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2024.10.4
First Look: Animated Film ‘Fureru’ Unveils Stunning New Stills from the ‘Anohana’ Team
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2024.12.28
Perfume Announces New Album “Nebula Romance” & Upcoming Arena Tour
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2024.9.5
Theater “Cooking Rice in a Rice Cooker and Ending When It’s Cooked” by Yuki Naito of the Asagaya Spiders.
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2024.8.23
Lolo’s New Performance is “Theater x Tanka,” Featuring Poet Ayumi Uesaka, Depicting “People Who Are Bored
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2024.8.17
Two main Amayadori performances, a new science fiction conversation play & the final work of the “Hyottoko Ranbu” era.
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2024.9.28
lil soft tennis Sets the Stage for BIG HARD PARTY EP Release at Shibuya WWW X
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2024.11.1
‘The Novice’ Set to Premiere in Japan: A Thrilling Tale of Women’s Rowing Rivalries
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2024.12.14
2024 MUSIC BANK GLOBAL FESTIVAL in Japan Featuring NewJeans, Stray Kids, and More
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Kenshi Yonezu Drops “RED OUT” with New MV, Spotify Launches ‘LOST CORNER’ Special
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2024.10.31
Ichiko Aoba Announces New Single “Lullaby” & Her First Japan Tour in Five Years
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TOY’S FACTORY Launches Indie Label with New Compilation Release
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2024.11.6
Okinawa’s HOME Drops New Single “Tell Me” Alongside Studio Live Video
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
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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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EVENTS
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2025.11.7
“Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles
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2025.11.7
POLARIS Marks 3rd Anniversary with Reopening Festival in Minami-Aoyama
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2025.11.8
Travis Scott to Bring His $200 Million Tour to Japan with Belluna Dome Show in Saitama
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2025.11.8
Beer and Music Come Together at the “Brewin’ Groove Festival” in Tachikawa
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2025.11.8
EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 Art Fair Returns to Tokyo with an Asia-Focused Vision
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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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