{"id":43353,"date":"2026-06-18T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/43353\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:39:14","slug":"global-citizen-live-tokyo-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/43353\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Citizen Live: Tokyo 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                    Music for Change<\/p>\n<p>Global Citizen, the world\u2019s largest initiative to eradicate extreme poverty, will host its first ever music event in Japan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalcitizen.org\/en\/events-broadcasts\/tokyo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Global Citizen Live: Tokyo<\/a>, on June 18 at the Tokyo International Forum. headlining artists include Yuki Chiba, Ai, Yoshiki and boy group &amp;Team. Chris Peppler will serve as the main MC.<\/p>\n<p>The event will not just be concert, but a contribution to a global movement to support the education and health of children around the world, and secure a better future for them.\u00a0All tickets sold for Global Citizen Live: Tokyo will contribute to the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, a global initiative to raise \u00a516 billion to provide at least 100,000 children with access to quality education in over 150 countries \u2013 including in Japan \u2013 by the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJapan has been a leader in the field of global health, responding to the needs of people in need around the world\u2026By working together, we can create a better future for children around the world,\u201d said Simon Moss, the co-founder of Global Citizen.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-294492 aligncenter ewww_webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src-img=\"https:\/\/www.tokyoweekender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sub8-1-2048x1365.jpg\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.tokyoweekender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sub8-1-2048x1365.jpg.webp\" data-eio=\"j\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The show will feature &amp;Team, a nine-member global group consisting of EJ, Fuma, K, Nicholas, Yuma, Jo, Harua, Taki and Maki. \u201cMusic has the power to connect diverse worlds, and that is one of the important values \u200b\u200bfor &amp;Team. We are very honored to be involved in such a meaningful initiative,\u201d said the band.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-294491 aligncenter ewww_webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src-img=\"https:\/\/www.tokyoweekender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sub2-4.jpg\" src-webp=\"https:\/\/www.tokyoweekender.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sub2-4.jpg.webp\" data-eio=\"j\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Other featured artists include Ai,\u00a0a Japanese-American singer-songwriter and rapper. Ai has collaborated with renowned artists such as Snoop Dogg and The Jacksons, and is also known as the first female artist to sign with the prestigious hip-hop and R&amp;B label Def Jam Japan. She currently serves as a Global Citizen Cultural Champion. Yuki Chiba is a Japanese rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer. Chiba was the first Japanese artist to perform at the MTV VMAs and has collaborated with many international artists, including Megan Thee Stallion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yoshiki is a lyricist, composer and leader of X Japan and The Last Rockstars. Yoshiki has been named \u201cone of the most influential musicians and composers in Japanese history\u201d by Consequence magazine and described as a \u201cmusical innovator\u201d by Billboard magazine. He was also selected for TIME\u2019s 2025 \u201cTIME 100 (The 100 Most Influential People in the World),\u201d a historic first for a Japanese musician.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tickets\u00a0are available through <a class=\"pr-link\" href=\"https:\/\/eplus.jp\/globalcitizen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" data-link-id=\"18b0861e-9e53-4b2d-9d11-70abef094c67\">eplus<\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0<a class=\"pr-link\" href=\"https:\/\/w.pia.jp\/t\/globalcitizen-jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" data-link-id=\"18b0861e-9e53-4b2d-9d11-70abef094c67\">Ticket Pia<\/a>\u00a0, and\u00a0<a class=\"pr-link\" href=\"https:\/\/l-tike.com\/globalcitizen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow ugc noopener\" data-link-id=\"18b0861e-9e53-4b2d-9d11-70abef094c67\">Lawson Ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Global Citizen Live Tokyo 2026 Details and Location<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Music for Change Global Citizen, the world\u2019s largest initiative to eradicate extreme poverty, will host its first ever&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[8,52],"class_list":["post-43353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tokyo","tag-japan","tag-tokyo"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}