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The Tokyo Festival Executive Committee has announced that it will offer overseas visitors the following special tours in September. The tours are designed to promote the appeal of contemporary performing arts and the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre — one of Japan’s leading theaters — abroad. *Advance booking is required for all tours. https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105782/202407193833/_prw_PI1fl_ENSOV666.jpg (for PC) https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105782/202407193833/_prw_PI2fl_743NjqD5.jpg … Continued

FUKUOKA, Japan, May 28, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ — – Grand Prize Awarded to MANABE Daito, Japanese Artist – Fukuoka City’s Secretariat of Fukuoka Prize Committee on May 27 announced laureates for the Fukuoka Prize 2024 designed to honor those who have made outstanding achievements in the fields of Asian studies and arts and culture. The … Continued

TOKYO, Apr. 12, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ — CCC Art Lab, a division of Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., is proud to announce its inaugural participation in the “ART OnO 2024” art fair, to be held April 19-21 in Seoul, South Korea, with an exclusive booth by TSUTAYA BOOKS. ART OnO 2024:https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M108156/202404099193/_prw_PI1fl_m8Nd75Y4.jpg TSUTAYA BOOKS:https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M108156/202404099193/_prw_PI2fl_bAarrBSh.jpg OverviewSeoul has … Continued

TOKYO, Apr. 12, 2024 /Kyodo JBN/ — Shueisha Inc. and alu Inc., both headquartered in Tokyo, released on April 12 “MANGA Plus Universe” (hereinafter “MPU”), a global manga community platform for exchanging opinions with worldwide fans through AI translation regarding manga comic works listed on “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA,” a free online manga content delivery … Continued

afumi inc. has launched the artists' book-publishing label "?," read as "Symbol," and is thrilled to announce the pre-sale launch of the limited special edition of an inaugural book, "TIME MAY BECOME SLIPPERY…" created by Mad Dog Jones (MDJ), starting from November 16, 2023. To order, please visit: https://symbol.extreme-question.art/products/8654716797223 Website: https://symbol.extreme-question.art/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/symbol_eq/ X: https://twitter.com/symbol_eq … Continued

Live Wire Inc., a video game development company based in Tokyo, Japan, announced that it released "Radiant Silvergun" for Steam (R) on November 3, 2023. This game is a complete port from the Xbox Live Arcade version, with new features added to the Steam (R) one. Logo: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M107930/202310301925/_prw_PI1fl_au2IOj33.jpg Image: https://cdn.kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M107930/202310301925/_prw_PI2fl_HOpYgfCE.png Live Wire made up of … Continued

The Tokyo Biennale, an international art festival held every two years, is underway for the fall period to November 5, 2023. The festival sets the city of Tokyo as the main stage and aims to dig deep into the city, creating together with the area's local citizens, as well as a wide variety of artists … Continued

PRONTO Corporation Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "PRONTO"), based in Tokyo, started to sell Pokemon special menu items and original goods at PRONTO locations (*) throughout Japan during cafe time (excluding breakfast service hours) from October 12 (Thursday) to December 10 (Sunday). In addition, there will be special menu items and original goods to commemorate the release … Continued