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第38回東京国際映画祭 レッドカーペット フォトギャラリー

第38回東京国際映画祭 レッドカーペット フォトギャラリー

by Ayaka Ozaki — November 10, 2025

日比谷の街が熱気に包まれた。第38回東京国際映画祭が10月27日、東京ミッドタウン日比谷を中心に華やかに開幕した。 今年も日本のトップ俳優や映画監督をはじめ、海外からも名だたるゲストが集結し、国際的な映画交流�

Review: DISNEY ON CLASSIC - A MAGICAL NIGHT 2025

Review: DISNEY ON CLASSIC - A MAGICAL NIGHT 2025

by Ayaka Ozaki — October 14, 2025

Disney on CLASSIC is one of the Japan’s largest orchestral concert tours, presenting the music of Disney animation, films, and theme parks performed live by a full orchestra and vocalists.

Review: MUSICAL PLAY “THE DINNER TABLE DETECTIVE”

Review: MUSICAL PLAY “THE DINNER TABLE DETECTIVE”

by Ayaka Ozaki — October 3, 2025

Musical Play “THE DINNER TABLE DETECTIVE” : Based on Tokuya Higashigawa’s best-selling novel “The Dinner Table Detective,” which has sold over five million copies and won the Japan Booksellers' Award, this beloved mystery became a national phenomenon when adapted into a TV series in 2011.

公演レポート:音楽劇「謎解きはディナーのあとで」

公演レポート:音楽劇「謎解きはディナーのあとで」

by Ayaka Ozaki — September 30, 2025

​​​​​​​音楽劇「謎解きはディナーのあとで」:シリーズ累計500万部、本屋大賞を受賞した東川篤哉による大ヒット小説「謎解きはディナーのあとで」。毒舌執事とお嬢様刑事が繰り広げる軽快なやり取りと本格的な

Kento Nakajima drops second single IDOLIC

Kento Nakajima drops second single IDOLIC

by Ayaka Ozaki — September 29, 2025

Japanese solo artist Kento Nakajima welcomes fans behind the curtain–and the camera–into the life of an idol with his hyper-sexy second single 'IDOLIC' - now available to download and stream worldwide on YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, and more.

YAKINIKU DRAGON Comes to the New National Theatre in October

YAKINIKU DRAGON Comes to the New National Theatre in October

by Stephi Wild — August 19, 2025

With 2025 marking 60 years since normalisation of diplomatic relations between Japan and Korea, we are performing Chong Wishing's Yakiniku Dragon, a joint Japanese and Korean production that examines lesser-known aspects of Japan's post-war history.

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