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#MUSIC 2026.5.5

Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:55

#MUSIC 2026.8.14

SUMMER SONIC 2026 Reveals First Lineup With The Strokes, JENNIE, FKA twigs, and LE SSERAFIM

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:51

Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.2.5｜18:12

#MUSIC 2026.3.29

Hitsujibungaku’s Nippon Budokan Live Film Gets One-Night Nationwide Screening

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:59

Former CHAI Members MANA and KANA Announce OKAME’s Debut Album ”DEBUT”

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:50

Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May

NiEW 2026.2.5｜15:26

Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”

Ryohei Matsunaga 2026.1.29｜14:57

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

New Multi-Venue Event ”UNDERCITY” Takes Over Ebisu LIQUIDROOM Complex This March

NiEW 2026.1.29｜10:59

#MUSIC 2026.2.24

Korean Artist Parannoul Joins New ”QUATTRO Alternative” Series for First-Ever Japan Show

NiEW 2026.1.29｜10:55

Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Yuji Shibasaki 2026.1.22｜17:07

XG Takes Over SHIBUYA TSUTAYA With “THE CORE” Pop-Up Shop

NiEW 2026.1.22｜16:15

#MUSIC 2026.1.16

Lady Gaga’s “MAYHEM” Pop-Up Store Lands in Osaka and Tokyo

NiEW 2026.1.22｜16:07

RECOMMEND

Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper

Mika Kosugi 2026.2.6｜15:24

Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.2.5｜18:12

Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”

Ryohei Matsunaga 2026.1.29｜14:57

Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Yuji Shibasaki 2026.1.22｜17:07

The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained

Shoichi Yamamoto 2026.1.8｜14:44

Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”

Fumiaki Amano 2026.1.8｜13:46

NiEW’S PLAYLIST

NiEW recommends alternative music🆕

NiEW Best Music is a playlist featuring artists leading the music scene and offering alternative styles in our rapidly evolving society. Hailing from Tokyo, the NiEW editorial team proudly curates outstanding music that transcends size, genre, and nationality.

EVENTS

#MUSIC 2026.4.3

LANA, Yuki Chiba, and KEIJU to Headline POP YOURS 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜17:02

#MUSIC 2026.4.3

D.A.N. × Hitsujibungaku: First-Ever Co-Headlining Night at “Resonance”

NiEW 2025.12.25｜11:03

#MUSIC 2026.4.4

ONE OK ROCK Steps Up for MUFG Stadium Music Blowout

NiEW 2025.10.22｜14:08

#MUSIC 2026.4.4

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Celebrate 30 Years with Solo Show at Ariake Arena in 2026

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:54

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17

Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04

Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition

NiEW 2025.7.24｜09:50

#MUSIC 2026.1.24

Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60

NiEW 2025.10.2｜11:25

#OTHER 2026.1.16

Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13

Janelle Monáe Joins GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’26 in Yokohama CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

URBAN RESEARCH x A24 Launch Marty Supreme Collection in Japan Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition Live-Action Look Back From Hirokazu Koreeda Lands International Distribution

Hitsujibungaku Announce First Nationwide Hall Tour for 2026 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Fujii Kaze Leads Japan Launch of adidas Originals’ SUPERSTAR Campaign toe Announces October Shows in Osaka and Tokyo

JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027