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Born in 1979. Born in Kumagaya City, Saitama. After playing in an indie band and working for a music publishing company, he is now a freelance writer. He is involved in interviewing and writing mainly about music. His main writing media include "MUSICA," "Music Magazine," "bounce," "MARQUEE," "CINRA," and "Natalie". He is also the editor of "Post Rock Disc Guide" (Shinko Music).
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Debut Interview: Fuki Kitamura, the Yamagata Prodigy Painting Soundscapes
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Despair and Hope: A Dialogue Between Shing02 and Shin Kokawa in a Time of Shifting Values
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Revealing the Revelations of a ‘Miserable Monster’: Sori Sawada’s Exploration with 11 Books
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ROSE RECORDS Turns 20: Delving into DIY with Keiichi Sokabe
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Quruli’s Original Members on Their New Album: Embracing the Present Moment
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Kazumasa Tanaka × Isao Takano: The Aesthetics of GRAPEVINE’s Enduring Alternativity
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Macaroni Empitsu Hattori turns 30. “I want to express myself in a way that excites me”
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Music activity starting from a working person. Sympathize with Shinya Takano’s café-au-lait theory and preoccupation power.
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Emerald x YONA YONA WEEKENDERS talk about working class city pop
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Tokyo-based band cero’s Shohei Takagi looks back on their five years
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Yuto Uchino from The fin. stresses his sense of crisis. “Japanese are being obsolete.”
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The fin.’s close relationship with China. The reason to fill out 1,000-capacity venues across the country
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Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
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Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director
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Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
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How ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Reinvents the Universal Century with Anno, Tsurumaki, and Enokido at the Helm
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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.
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2025.7.1
Fujii Kaze to Embark on Europe Tour
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2025.7.3
STAR: Yuki Chiba Drops Debut Album and Confirms Solo Concert at Nippon Budokan
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s New Song “Budokan” Released
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s Budokan Show Welcomes Remix Collaboration from SKY-HI, ¥ellow Bucks, and 6 More
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2025.7.3
Yuki Chiba’s Budokan Performance to Feature King Giddra and Murda Beatz
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2025.7.3
i-dle Pop-Up Opens in Shibuya Featuring New “minini” Collaboration with LINE FRIENDS
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2025.7.4
Studio Ghibli’s Ocean Waves to Return for a Limited 3-Week Nationwide Screening in July
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2025.7.4
Jean-Luc Godard’s Last Film ‘The Image Book’ Reimagined in Shinjuku Exhibition
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2025.7.5
Helsinki Lambda Club Announces Debut Billboard Live Show for July on Tour Finale
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2025.7.5
Takanawa Gateway Features Hudson Mohawke, ¥OU$UKE ¥UK1MAT$U, & More
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Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Exhibition Opens in Roppongi
UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho
Ebisu Garden Place to Host Month-Long Outdoor Film Festival with 15 Titles
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Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu
Hitsujibungaku Announces New Album for October Release; New Track Now Streaming
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