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Masashi Yoshida crosses over from the underground hip-hop scene to “Critique Rebirth School”
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Rapper & Interpreter MEISO realizes Fun & Learning “Edutainment” Through Books
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Dog food coordinator Mitsuyuki Yuasa approaches dog health from a food perspective.
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Mizuho Kudo, editor-in-chief of the web media “soar,” wishes for everyone to live a life that takes care of itself.
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Yutaro Sakai, editor-in-chief of sweets media “ufu.” spreads the history of sweets and the philosophy of their makers.
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A true FIST BUMPE!? Takara Nakano, a 20-year-old collector of old gadgets who lives in Reiwa era, loves the charm of the Showa era.
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Young manzai performer Manju Daiteikoku has been on the road to becoming a manzai performer through a series of miracles since his days at Ochiken.
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He actually doesn’t like dairy products. Ryosuke Sugamata of the patisserie Ryoura makes sweets in his own style.
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Minoru Uemura, editor-in-chief of the music magazine “HARD BOP!! MAGAZINE”, values the power of action to start when you have an idea.
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Risa, a retro-pop girl born in the 21st century, talks about the colorful pop appeal of the 1980s
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The works of filmmaker Katsushika Shussin speak for what cannot be put into words in everyday life.
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Tom, who runs a store specializing in Elkhorn ferns, was so fascinated with Elkhorn ferns that he left his job to start his own business.
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Comfortable days without dreaming, born from the chit-chat of Naoko Sakurabayashi, a person of chit-chat.
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K-PRO’s Kina Kojima, whom the comedian calls “the mother of comedy,” talks about the changes in the comedy world after the Corona disaster.
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Renji Tachibana, an entertainment photographer who photographed Danshi Tachikawa for seven years, takes pictures because rakugo saved his life.
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2025.5.22
DYGL Announces Japan Tour & Releases New Song with Live Video
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2025.5.22
DYGL Welcomes Soft Pine from Bangkok for Spring Tour, HOME Slated for Okinawa Show
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2025.5.23
GREENROOM FESTIVAL Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Kamasi Washington and Jacob Collier
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2025.5.23
Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2025 Announces First Performers: OKAMOTO’S, Yuta Orisaka, NOT WONK, and More
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2025.5.23
20th Anniversary GREENROOM FESTIVAL Reveals 3rd Lineup with KREVA, never young beach, UA, and toe
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2025.5.23
Mori, Michi, Ichi, Ba 2025 Announces Second Lineup: Eiko Ishibashi, toe, betcover!!, Naotaro Moriyama, and More
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2025.5.23
GREENROOM FESTIVAL 20th Anniversary Adds YG Marley, Awich, Def Tech and More
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2025.5.23
Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2025 Adds 34 Acts, Including Hedigan’s and Laura Day Romance
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2025.5.23
mouse on the keys Announces European Tour in May: Six Shows Across Five Countries
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2025.5.24
POP YOURS Set for May in Makuhari; First Round of Performers Revealed on YouTube
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Sapporo’s THE JUSTICE Music Festival Brings Together 60 Acts This May
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