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Former CHAI Members MANA and KANA Announce OKAME’s Debut Album ”DEBUT”

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:50

Ex-CHAI Twins MANA & KANA Relaunch as OKAME with Debut Single “Okashina Kimochi”

NiEW 2025.10.10｜15:23

CHAI’s MANA and KANA Reemerge with New Project “OKAME”

NiEW 2025.9.11｜11:41

#MUSIC 2025.4.19

MANAKANA Drops First Album “十二〜toni〜” Following CHAI’s Disbandment

NiEW 2025.4.10｜10:53

From CHAI’s End to New Beginnings: MANAKANA Talks About Their Next Steps

Yukako Yajima 2024.12.13｜14:46

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#MUSIC 2026.3.29

Hitsujibungaku’s Nippon Budokan Live Film Gets One-Night Nationwide Screening

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:59

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55

#FASHION 2026.3.14

YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film

NiEW 2026.3.12｜14:17

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17

#MUSIC 2026.2.7

Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline

NiEW 2025.3.4｜17:37

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

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04

Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition

NiEW 2025.7.24｜09:50

#MUSIC 2026.1.24

Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60

NiEW 2025.10.2｜11:25

“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film

NiEW 2025.9.11｜12:01

#OTHER 2026.1.16

Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13

Deftones Return to Japan for First Headline Shows in 15 Years 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

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