Sayo Komada Preserves Shamisen Tradition with a Twist: Why She Plays “Can’t Stop” on Instagram
Shamisen player Komada bridges tradition and modernity, teaching students worldwide
Takahiro Kanazawa
Takahiro Kanazawa
Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
Yoko Hasada
NiEW’s Monthly Event “exPoP!!!!!” Expands into First-Ever Festival in Shibuya
NiEW
Taeko Onuki to Make Overseas Debut at LA’s The Wiltern, Tokyo Show Also Announced
NiEW
Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do
Shimanuki Taisuke
Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
imdkm
Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
Shoichi Yamamoto
AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH
Shoichi Miyake
How ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Reinvents the Universal Century with Anno, Tsurumaki, and Enokido at the Helm
Shuka Yamada
Suchmos Revival: “We Kept You Waiting Too Long”
Yukako Yajima
i-dle Pop-Up Opens in Shibuya Featuring New “minini” Collaboration with LINE FRIENDS
Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition Opens in Roppongi
Ebisu Garden Place to Host Month-Long Outdoor Film Festival with 15 Titles
UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho
LE SSERAFIM Unveils Gen Hoshino-Produced Track for Netflix Anime My Melody & Kuromi
Yaeji Announces August Tokyo Show Following Debut Album Release
Ai Yazawa’s NANA to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with First-Ever Digital Re-Release
Shunji Iwai Soundtrack Concert Coming in July, Kyoko Koizumi Among Guest Singers
LE SSERAFIM Tokyo Dome Concert Details Revealed, Premium Seats Exclusive to FC Members
MIYASHITA PARK Marks 5th Anniversary with Pop-Up Shops and Night Market
Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu
Hitsujibungaku Announces New Album for October Release; New Track Now Streaming
Peterparker69 Announces Debut Album for July and Solo Live Show with Special Guest
NEWS
Latest Culture News
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
Shota Aratani Announces Band Tour Across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka in November
Watch FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL’25 Live for Free on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch
Kaytranada Announces First Japan Show in Seven Years with Lou Phelps
EVENTS
Information on the latest cultural events
#MUSIC
Fred Again.. Announces First Asia Tour Including Fuji Rock
日程 2025.7.18 - 2025.7.25
#MUSIC
NiEW Announces July’s Free ‘exPoP!!!!!’ Lineup Featuring Gateballers, Texas 3000, SAGOSAID, and GeGeGe
日程 2025.7.18
#MUSIC
ROTH BART BARON Announces 6th Edition of Annual KUMA FES This Summer
日程 2025.7.19
#MUSIC
ROTH BART BARON’s BEAR NIGHT Announces Guest Artists
日程 2025.7.19
#MUSIC
ASOBISYSTEM Announces “ASOBIEXPO” with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Atarashii Gakko!, and More
日程 2025.7.20
#MUSIC
Shunji Iwai Soundtrack Concert Coming in July, Kyoko Koizumi Among Guest Singers
日程 2025.7.20 - 2025.7.21
#MUSIC
GEZAN Adds Sunny Day Service and More Acts for 47-Prefecture Tour
日程 2025.7.23 - 2025.8.30
#MUSIC
Kyoto’s Suiheisen Announces First Independent Event in Tokyo and Osaka in July
日程 2025.7.24 - 2025.7.30
#MUSIC
FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL Announces 2025 Dates: July 25–27
日程 2025.7.25 - 2025.7.27
#MUSIC
Fuji Rock Announces First 60 Artists, Including Japan Debut of Fred Again..
日程 2025.7.25 - 2025.7.27SPECIAL
Sayo Komada Preserves Shamisen Tradition with a Twist: Why She Plays “Can’t Stop” on Instagram
Shamisen player Komada bridges tradition and modernity, teaching students worldwide
Takahiro Kanazawa
Suchmos Revival: “We Kept You Waiting Too Long”
Yukako Yajima
Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do
Shimanuki Taisuke
Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
imdkm
AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH
Shoichi Miyake
OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness
Yuji Shibasaki
Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
Shoichi Yamamoto
Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director
Ryohei Matsunaga
Chappo on How Meeting Haruomi Hosono Sparked Their Formation and Unique Sound
Atsutake Kaneko
Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
Yoko Hasada
xiangyu Channels Curiosity into Her Debut Album
Takahiro Kanazawa
KOM_I in Brazil: Living Between Cultures
KYOTOPHONIE公演に向けたインスピレーションの源を写真とともに紹介
Yuri Matsui
SERIES
Series with the artists
#BOOK
Izumi Okaya
Izumi Okaya's "Would you like to have a drink at my house?"
VOL. 4
Manga Masters’ Dinner: Gao Yan and Okaya on Work, Food, and Politics
2024.8.2
#MUSIC
Mitsutaka Nagira
Where you can find Good Music in Japan
VOL. 12
Uncover Bliss in Kyoto’s Secret Spot, Kurochaya, with Vinyl and Tranquility
2025.3.13
#MOVIE
Yuji Shibasaki
That selection of music makes the film
VOL. 15
‘Exterior Night’: A Speculative Tale of Political Kidnapping
2024.8.8
#ART
Summer Eye
Summer Eye's Joy of Knowing
VOL. 5
To the River Museum: The Remarkable Arakawa River Linked to the Panama Canal
2024.5.23
#MUSIC
TAMIW
Music, work, and sometimes memorial services
VOL. 3
Cultural Riches Defy the Confines of Currency – Exploring the Realms of Value with Masafumi Goto
2023.11.2
#MUSIC
Taro Yoda
Floor Essence 〜dance・club・party〜
VOL. 6
SUGIURUMN Celebrates 25 Years: Journey from Band Member to Top Japanese DJ
2024.7.4
#BOOK
Miram
Miram and Ban Obara's Exchange Diary, "With my chin resting by the window"
VOL. 10
A Glowing Farewell: Closing Words from Our Diary Exchange
2024.5.9
NiEW’S PLAYLIST
NiEW recommends alternative music🆕.
“NiEW Best Music” is a playlist that introduces artists who respond to the subtleties of the times and present new options.
The music recommended by the NiEW editorial staff, regardless of fame, genre, or national borders, is updated as needed.
J-WAVE and NiEWbring TOKYO POP CULTURE to the world
Aisho Nakajima, who expresses himself as queer, aims to be the person he needed to be when he was little.
NiEW
Ryoko Kuwahara, editor-in-chief of the web magazine “NeoL” expresses her appreciation for culture in her articles.
NiEW
Writer Minori Suzuki takes a feminist perspective on idols for fun and support
NiEW
Work like it’s Sunday. Buna at “TATTOO STUDIO YAMADA” pursues fun.
NiEW
ABOUT US
What is the culture media NiEW?
With the individuality “i”
that pioneers a new era.
NiEW is a culture media/company that walks alongside artists, teams, and organizations that present alternatives in every field, continuously searching for options to foster a better culture and society without being bound by "the norm" and through trial and error. We continue to transmit culture to bring excitement and smiles to as many people as possible.
VIEW MORE
