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Toronto entrepreneur and former music manager Derek Hui is marking three years since moving alone to Tokyo in 2023 with a YouTube documentary series about rebuilding his life abroad.

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Quinn’s Auction Galleries will open a 400-lot online-only Fine and Decorative Arts Auction on Sept. 25, with fresh-to-market works from Northern Virginia estates, residences and private collectors.

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Park Hotel Tokyo is hosting a free autumn exhibition, curated by Ginza Galleries, from Aug. 24 to Nov. 15 in its 25th-floor Atrium.

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VH2 Networks CEO Daryll Triplett is set to appear at the Global Film Fest at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on Oct. 3, 2026, where VH2 and Tokyo-based Aurora Borealis Entertainment will launch a cross-market content partnership.

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C9 Entertainment boy group NAZE has released its first Japanese digital single, marking the seven-member act’s return to Japan after its Korean debut earlier this year.

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BRAND JAPAN Co., Ltd. has launched a U.S.-focused online store to sell authentic Japanese crafts nationwide.

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Shiba Park Hotel and Park Hotel Tokyo, both operated by Shiba Park Hotel Co., Ltd., were featured in a sponsored article in France’s Le Figaro Voyage on September 7, 2026. The placement is part of a broader push to reach travelers in France,…

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Dubai-based Dom Art Gallery is making its first Tokyo Gendai appearance from Sept. 10-13, 2026, with a solo booth of works by Kirill Makarov.

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Propstore will sell nearly 1,000 movie posters over three days Oct. 9-11 in a Fall Collectible Posters Auction expected to total $1.5 million.

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G6X7, the contemporary art and visual technology platform founded by Gal Fridman, said it completed a private funding round of about $20 million with investors from Japan and the United Arab Emirates.

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Trenders’ ampule division will stage a JETRO-supported J-Beauty activation at the A Spell In The Sky music festival on Sept. 12 at Los Angeles State Historic Park. The booth is designed to turn Japanese beauty into a hands-on experience as the…

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Tokyo is expanding its Cool Biz campaign with new heat-safety tools, public contests and cooling maps as the city braces for hotter summers and rising heatstroke risk.

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Japanese Clothing Co says its Japanese-inspired T-shirts are designed by hand, printed only after orders are placed and checked by a person before shipping.

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The Cote Photo premieres Sept. 4, 2026, on major streaming platforms, revisiting a 1971 Costa Rica government aerial photograph that many researchers consider the most credible UFO image ever captured.

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Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings said first-half profit soared 90-fold as revenue rose 47.3% in the six months ended June 30, driven by replacement and upgrade demand from integrated resorts in Macau and Southeast Asia. The Hong Kong-listed…

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Asia Pioneer Entertainment Holdings reported a sharp rebound in first-half 2026 results, with profit rising 90-fold year over year on stronger demand from Macau and Southeast Asian integrated resorts.

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Helixes Inc. opened Helixes USA Inc. in June 2026 to grow its Japanese content IP business across North America.

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Italian-Ukrainian artist Valerio Zezur is extending his autobiographical project with an English-language memoir while his mixed-media paintings draw new interest in Tokyo, Berlin and Dubai.

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Himekami is celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2026 with the June 24 streaming release of “ULTIMATE BEST” and a new music video for “The Prayer Of Thousand Years.” The package spotlights the group’s 45-year catalog, including a previously…

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The Japan Chiropractic Association and the Japan Chiropractic Doctors College signed a memorandum of understanding on May 25, 2026, to deepen cooperation on chiropractic education and technical standards in Japan.