Kamijo The Mayan Los Angeles 2025

Vampire rockstar KAMIJO holds legendary finale concert for THE AMERICAS TOUR 2025 -MASTERPIECE- at The Mayan in L.A.

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Atsuko Okatsuka Father

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DIR EN GREY Los Angeles

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DIR EN GREY Los Angeles

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Tokyo Cowboy

Japan Society hosts free online talk with Tokyo Cowboy director Marc Marriott on June 4

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Bad Lieutenant Tokyo Takashi Miike Lily James

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J-POP

Anisong World Matsuri J-Pop Sound Capsule

Anisong World Matsuri returns to Anime Expo 2025 with J-Pop Sound Capsule

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Snow Man Best 2020-2025

Snow Man’s best-of album streaming worldwide

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Aina the End - Hanamuso Peerless Flowers

AiNA THE END releases new single Peerless Flowers

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Snow Man The Best

Snow Man breaks records with 1.1 million day-one sales of greatest hits album

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Phantom Siita Junji Ito

Phantom Siita’s first North American tour starts this week

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Atarashii Gakko AG Calling

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J-ROCK

Kamijo The Mayan Los Angeles 2025

Vampire rockstar KAMIJO holds legendary finale concert for THE AMERICAS TOUR 2025 -MASTERPIECE- at The Mayan in L.A.

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DIR EN GREY Los Angeles

DIR EN GREY reignites The Belasco for a second night in Los Angeles for TOUR25 WHO IS THIS HELL FOR? [mode of Withering to death.] (Live Report)

Molly Coggshall

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DIR EN GREY Los Angeles

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HYDE Inside 2025 Tour

HYDE adds EU dates to [INSIDE] LIVE 2025 World Tour

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BABYMETAL METAL FORTH

BABYMETAL announces fourth original album METAL FORTH

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LUNA SEA GLAY Tokyo Dome 2025

LUNA SEA holds special performance with GLAY and announces LUNATIC FEST 2025

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ANIME

Anisong World Matsuri J-Pop Sound Capsule

Anisong World Matsuri returns to Anime Expo 2025 with J-Pop Sound Capsule

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L'arc-en-Ciel You Gotta Run Beyblade X

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ASTERISM Even Given the Worthless

ASTERISM will perform opening theme for “Even Given the Worthless ‘Appraiser’ Class, I’m Actually the Strongest”

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Macross Frontier Nyan Nyan Greatest Hits

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Maaya Sakamoto nina

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Miyavi Running in My Head

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TV / FILM

Atsuko Okatsuka Father

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Tokyo Cowboy

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Bad Lieutenant Tokyo Takashi Miike Lily James

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Japan House LA NHK

JAPAN HOUSE LA exhibition puts focus on NHK’s cultural impact this June

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When A Woman Ascends The Stairs

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Japan Foundation JFF Film festival

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GAMES

The Last Rockstars Tekken 8

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HYDE Pandora Star Ocean

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Hyde Defeat Devil May Cry 5

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Puzzle and Dragons Evangelion Shinji Rei

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Kenshi Yonezu Fortnite

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Symphogear XD Unlimited

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MANGA/COMICS

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Acky Bright Anime Expo

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Peach Momoko Star Wars High Republic Blade

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Hajime Isayama Anime NYC

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Peach Momoko announces Demon Days sequel “Demon Wars”

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