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Weaving the Spirit of Defiance: Sorry Youth’s Taiwanese Journey
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Vision: Finding Hope in a Descent into Hell
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A Tale of Two Festivals: Energy Disparities at Summer Sonic Osaka and MUSIC LOVES ART
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Shun Ishiwaka × Tomoaki Baba: A Journey Through Time with Childhood Friends
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Meets Pegio Gungi: The Genius of Natural Intelligence Over Artificial
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NOT WONK’s Kato on “FAHDAY2024”: Preserving Culture in Modern Cities
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Harmony in Heritage: OBSG and Minyo Crusaders Discuss the Joy of Folk Music
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‘My Sunshine’: An Exploration of Hiroshi Okuyama’s Film Through Gaze, Breath, and Sound
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Nishina on Embracing Imperfections: Loving the Distorted You
Fumiaki Amano
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How cero Transforms Music Through Live Shows: A Dive into “Live O Rec”
Ryohei Matsunaga
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Concrete Planet: “SIDE CORE Exhibition” Delves into the City’s Underbelly
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Anthropologist Fumito Takekura, author of “Dogu wo Yomu” overlaps the line of movement with ancient people and sees the same scenery.
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Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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2026.2.7
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.13
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” Sets Japan Release for February 2026
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2026.2.4
my bloody valentine to Return to Japan in February 2026
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2026.2.3
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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2026.1.24
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