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#MUSIC 2025.10.18

Asagiri JAM Unveils Second Wave of Performers with Annie & The Cold Wells and Oni no Migiude

NiEW 2025.6.19｜14:24

#MUSIC 2025.10.18

Asagiri JAM ’25 Unveils First Lineup with Hiatus Kaiyote, Angie McMahon, and Bialystocks

NiEW 2025.5.29｜11:25

Asagiri JAM ’24 Adds Cornelius, Eiko Ishibashi and More

NiEW 2024.7.17｜16:02

#MUSIC 2023.10.21

The first announcement of ASAGIRI JAM ʼ23 includes Quruli, toe, TENDRE, Yuta Orisaka and more

NiEW 2023.8.10｜15:22

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#MUSIC 2025.9.12

Sting Announces September Japan Tour with New Trio Band and Six Shows in Five Cities

NiEW 2025.4.10｜12:23

#MUSIC 2025.9.12

Yuta Orisaka Expands Acoustic Tour with Special Outdoor and Okinawa Stops

NiEW 2025.9.11｜12:42

#MUSIC 2025.9.13

ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2025 Announces First Round of Artists

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#MUSIC 2025.9.13

ROCK IN JAPAN Final Lineup Includes Mrs. GREEN APPLE, HIGE DAN, IVE, and More

NiEW 2025.5.29｜16:40

#MUSIC 2025.9.13

Wool & The Pants Hosts Special Event with Chinza Dopeness and NONCHELEEE from Fukuoka

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#MUSIC 2025.9.13

Eiko Ishibashi Announces Antigone Release Tour in Nagoya and Osaka with Full Band

NiEW 2025.6.19｜11:58

#MUSIC 2025.9.13

Yūransen Reveal MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE Album Tour Kicking Off in September

NiEW 2025.6.19｜15:04

Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:25

#MOVIE 2025.9.14

‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST

NiEW 2025.8.21｜14:13

#MUSIC 2025.9.15

Hitsujibungaku Kicks Off Asia Tour, Headlining First Shows at Budokan and Osaka Castle Hall

NiEW 2025.3.4｜17:34

‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST “Jack & Music” Festival Featuring Denzel Curry Announced 4K Remastered GHOST IN THE SHELL Set for Limited Two-Week Revival Screening Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup

Nagano’s EACH STORY Hits Tokyo with Jakob Bro × Midori Takada, Gia Margaret, and Felbm Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo Sanrio’s KUROMI Debuts First Song by lilbesh ramko

Discover Tokyo’s Remote Islands Through Sound: U-zhaan, MIZ, Ichiko Aoba Participate Bruno Mars’ Music to Light Up Japanese Fireworks in Bruno Mars Fireworks 2025 First Maebashi Biennale Scheduled for 2026

Salasa to Embark on Largest-Ever Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka Tour “Ghosts: When the Invisible Visible” opens at Arts Maebashi rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return