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Japan Night NYC This Weekend!

Japan Night 2019 will be hitting NYC this weekend, May 12th! Two concerts, two locations, featuring some of Japan’s top acts. HYDE of L’Arc~en~ciel and VAMPS fame with support from WagakkiBand will be at the Playstation Theater in Times Square at 5PM. Headlining at SONY Hall is MISIA with support from Puffy Amiyumi at 8PM. Japan Night is billed as …

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Physical/Digital Release of Hikaru Utada’s 20th Anniversary Tour Set For June 26, 2019

To commemorate her 20th anniversary, Hikaru Utada embarked on her first domestic tour in 12 years last Novemeber though December of 2018. The tour, labeled “Laughter in the Dark” opened in Yokohama Arena, the venue of her final concert before going on hiatus in 2010. The actual date of her anniversary was the last day of the tour on December …

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Meet the “Neo-Kawaii” band — Chai

Meet a band with an empowering message. In Japan the Kawaii aesthetic can cause a lot of anxiety and social pressure on individuals, and young women in particular. However a new concept started by the band Chai is challenging this. Although composed of 4 women, don’t think of them as a girl-band. Just call them a band, and leave it …

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