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Macaroni Empitsu Hattori turns 30. “I want to express myself in a way that excites me”
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Tsubasa flyaway captures people’s daily lives in street snapshots.
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Director and YouTuber Ricchan of Kayac Talks about Play and Work
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How “Hodogaya’s Black Panther” Moctar became a model after his acting debut
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Rikiya Imaizumi and Ryutaro Ninomiya: closer to real emotions in substantial films
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Eisuke Shirota, the director of Chainsaw Man’s manga-esque trailer that saw a global buzz, shares his thoughts on ads
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Review of Jerzy Skolimowski’s new film”EO” How can human beings reencounter the world?
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Ask Ayaka Sakuragi about BONUS TRACK on its 3rd anniversary and the changes in Shimokitazawa
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Interview with Yurina Kaneko, Director of “Nuishabe” From Between Perversity and Kindness
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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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2026.3.17
Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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