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#MUSIC 2026.10.17

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Launch Three Phase Tour for 30th Anniversary

NiEW 2026.4.23｜09:27

#MUSIC 2026.4.4

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Celebrate 30 Years with Solo Show at Ariake Arena in 2026

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:54

#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Oasis Japan Tour Adds ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and Otoboke Beaver

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:40

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Tribute Album Finally Hits Streaming After Eight Years

NiEW 2025.6.6｜11:12

#MUSIC 2025.10.14

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and ASH Reunite on Split Tour Following 20+ Years of Connection

NiEW 2025.6.5｜14:16

#MUSIC 2025.5.31

“NANO-MUGEN FES. 2025 In Yokohama” Timetable Announced

NiEW 2025.5.23｜13:58

#MUSIC 2025.4.5

SYNCHRONICITY Presents ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION × CHILI BEANS. and GEZAN × OGRE YOU ASSHOLE

NiEW 2025.2.14｜17:16

Ohzora Kimishima Wins Grand Prize at “APPLE VINEGAR -Music Award-” Founded by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s Goto

NiEW 2024.5.9｜11:07

Cultural Riches Defy the Confines of Currency – Exploring the Realms of Value with Masafumi Goto

Narika Niihara 2023.11.2｜11:54

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s “Planet Folks” Tour in Yokohama will be Available on Blu-ray

NiEW 2023.10.31｜15:00

“Asa kara Rock” a collection of essays by Masafumi Goto of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, to be published in October

NiEW 2023.8.14｜13:50

#MUSIC 2023.5.13

FUJI & SUN’23” 4th announcement, headliner for the 2nd day is Ajikan.

NiEW 2023.4.6｜22:59

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#MUSIC 2026.5.17

Japan’s Hottest Acts Head to LA for “Zipangu” Festival 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜18:23

#MUSIC 2026.5.6

Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Pop-Up Opens in Omotesando

NiEW 2026.5.7｜10:55

#MUSIC 2026.5.6

kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan

NiEW 2026.3.12｜14:20

#MUSIC 2026.5.5

Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:55

#MUSIC 2026.4.18

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins

NiEW 2026.2.27｜10:31

ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026

NiEW 2025.12.25｜10:52

#STAGE 2026.4.17

Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America

NiEW 2025.12.5｜10:27

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17

Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04

Janelle Monáe Joins GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’26 in Yokohama CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

URBAN RESEARCH x A24 Launch Marty Supreme Collection in Japan Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition Live-Action Look Back From Hirokazu Koreeda Lands International Distribution

Hitsujibungaku Announce First Nationwide Hall Tour for 2026 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Fujii Kaze Leads Japan Launch of adidas Originals’ SUPERSTAR Campaign toe Announces October Shows in Osaka and Tokyo

JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027