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2026.1.16
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Perfume Documentary “Cold Sleep” Offers First Look Behind the Scenes Before Their Pause
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2026.8.14
SUMMER SONIC 2026 Set to Mark 25 Years With Three Day Run
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PinkPantheress Marks Japan Debut in February at Toyosu PIT
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2026.4.3
D.A.N. × Hitsujibungaku: First-Ever Co-Headlining Night at “Resonance”
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2026.4.18
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026
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2025.12.26
NiEW’s Monthly Free Music Showcase Returns to Shibuya This Dec With Indie and Alt Sounds
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2026.1.22
Meet Moeka Shiotsuka and Get Your Jaguar moni Autographed at Fender Tokyo
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Rol3ert Drops New Single “(how could i be)honest?” as Part of Three-Month Release Run
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2026.4.3
LANA, Yuki Chiba, and KEIJU to Headline POP YOURS 2026
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Rosalía’s Chart-Topping Album ”LUX” Gets Japan CD Release in January
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2026.2.6
Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro
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2026.1.16
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
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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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2026.1.4
rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return
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2026.1.4
rockin’on sonic 2026 First Lineup Revealed Featuring PET SHOP BOYS and KNEECAP
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2026.1.4
“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup
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2026.1.5
KNEECAP Announces First Solo Japan Show at EX Theater Roppongi
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2026.1.7
Interactive nostalgia! The “30th Anniversary Tamagotchi Grand Exhibition” Lands in Roppongi
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2025.12.23
Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena
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2025.12.20
Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
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2025.12.19
Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)
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2025.12.19
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
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2025.12.13
Tele Announces Nationwide Tour Starting in December with 13 Shows Across 9 Cities
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“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter
Akeboshi Performs ”NARUTO” Ending Theme ”Wind” on ”THE FIRST TAKE”
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance
Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21