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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) has announced the launch of a new music award called ...

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Singer Sandara Park is set to start music activities in Japan in earnest. Japanese music industry Veteran Taniguchi Hajime (Hajime Taniguchi) has joined singer Sandara Park's "rePRISM" project.

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