Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Thoughts While Creating the Album "konoma"
Yuji Shibasaki
Yuji Shibasaki
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Shoichiro Kotetsu
Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
Fumiaki Amano
sugar plant’s New Album Shows Why Japanese Dream Pop Still Resonates After 30 Years
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
Shoichi Yamamoto
Tatsuro Yamashita Set for Two-Night April Showcase at Tokyo’s New SGC Hall Ariake
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Ape Escape Soundtracks Take Over Shibuya’s WWW With Soichi Terada Exclusive Live Set
PinkPantheress Marks Japan Debut in February at Toyosu PIT
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Rosalía’s Chart-Topping Album ”LUX” Gets Japan CD Release in January
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Ado x Adidas: New Creative Partnership Powers Japan’s 2026 Kit
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
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EVENTS
Information on the latest cultural events
#ART
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
日程 2026.1.30 - 2026.4.5
#MUSIC
Universal Studios Japan Unveils Limited-Time “CLUB ZEDD REMIX” Coaster
日程 2026.1.30
#MUSIC
NiEW Kicks Off 2026 With Free Shibuya Event Featuring Suiheisen, Tadequi, rubens & UlulU
日程 2026.1.30
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Yuta Orisaka Expands Acoustic Tour with Special Outdoor and Okinawa Stops
日程 2025.9.12 - 2026.2.25
#ART
Arata Isozaki Retrospective Architecture as Archipelago Debuts at Mito Art Tower
日程 2025.11.1 - 2026.1.26
#MUSIC
Quruli Announce Nationwide Tour and First of Four Monthly Singles, “Wandering”
日程 2025.11.15 - 2026.1.30
#ART
Noto Reconstruction Support Exhibition ‘People, Noto, Art’ Opens in Kanazawa
日程 2025.11.15 - 2026.3.1
#MUSIC
Tele Announces Nationwide Tour Starting in December with 13 Shows Across 9 Cities
日程 2025.12.13 - 2026.3.20
#MUSIC
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
日程 2025.12.19 - 2026.1.25
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Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
日程 2025.12.20 - 2026.2.22SPECIAL
Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Thoughts While Creating the Album "konoma"
Yuji Shibasaki
Rasmus Faber Weaves EDM and Anime Experience into Bold New Sound
小野島大
The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
Shoichi Yamamoto
Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
Fumiaki Amano
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Shoichiro Kotetsu
rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
Fumiaki Amano
Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
Koji Harie
mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
Jin Otabe
Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
Kotaro Kikuchi
“Prism of the Real” Reframes Japan’s Creative Evolution 1989–2010 at NACT
Akiko Nakano
Rol3ert’s First Interview: Music That Comforts a Divided World
Yukako Yajima
Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hateruma Island, life, death and the audience reveal the story behind "Luminescent Creatures"
Hajime Oishi
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.
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Ryoko Kuwahara, editor-in-chief of the web magazine “NeoL” expresses her appreciation for culture in her articles.
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Writer Minori Suzuki takes a feminist perspective on idols for fun and support
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Work like it’s Sunday. Buna at “TATTOO STUDIO YAMADA” pursues fun.
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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.
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