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Masashi Yoshida crosses over from the underground hip-hop scene to “Critique Rebirth School”
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Podcaster Teppei Fujita distributes “Araone” to fulfill his dream.
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From Diaries to Dissent: Satoko Shibata’s Reflections on Seven Years and the Struggle Against the Pervasiveness of “Interesting”
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