[6] The arena features a gigantic movable section of seating which can reduce capacity for smaller events and create a more intimate setting.

[citation needed] The event is famously remembered for the "Kimono Match" that took place between Torrie Wilson and Hiroko Suzuki (a Japanese native who would later be elected to the Funabashi city council as part of a political career).

On November 29, 2009, the arena hosted one of the biggest fights in Japan's history, with WBC Flyweight Champion Daisuke Naito defending his title against Koki Kameda.

On November 7, 2019, Japanese bantamweight boxer Naoya Inoue defeated Nonito Donaire at the arena to claim the 2018–19 World Boxing Super Series.

In 2003, NBA basketball teams Seattle SuperSonics and the Los Angeles Clippers, played two regular season games.

[10] Various notable Japanese music acts have performed at the arena, including =Love, Ado, AKB48, Namie Amuro, B'z, Babymetal, Berryz Kobo, Bump of Chicken, Minori Chihara, fripSide, Masaharu Fukuyama, Gackt, The Gazette, Gen Hoshino, Glay, Ayumi Hamasaki, Tomoyasu Hotei, Janne Da Arc, Kamen Joshi, Mai Kuraki, MAN WITH A MISSION, L'Arc-en-Ciel, Luna Sea, Man with a Mission, Hatsune Miku, Nana Mizuki, Momoiro Clover Z, Morning Musume, Mr. Children, Nightmare, Kana Nishino, Nogizaka46, One Ok Rock, Pierrot, PORNOGRAFFITTI, Radwimps, Maaya Sakamoto, Scandal, Ringo Sheena, Siam Shade, Sid, Sound Horizon, Spyair, Hikaru Utada, Vamps, Ling Tosite Sigure, Aimer, and YOASOBI.

Many international artists have performed at the venue, including Helloween, The Black Eyed Peas, Mariah Carey, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, Guns N' Roses, Beyoncé, Linkin Park, Coldplay, Lady Gaga, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys, Muse, DragonForce, Metallica, Radiohead, AC/DC, Jeff Mills, Taylor Swift, U2, Iron Maiden, One Direction, Katy Perry, Avenged Sevenfold, and K-pop acts BoA, TVXQ, Super Junior, BTS, SS501, Girls' Generation, Kara, Apink, Big Bang, 2PM, F.T.

Island, 2NE1, Shinee, ATEEZ, CNBLUE, Seventeen, Kim Jae-joong, Exo, Twice, NCT 127, Stray Kids, Iz*One, Treasure, and J-Hope.