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2024.5.28
Seishiro Kato and others appear in the stage production of “Future Boy Conan” with a limited-time showing of the TV anime version to commemorate the stage production.
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2025.1.25
British Band IDLES Announces Headline Japan Shows After Latest Album Tops UK Chart
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2024.4.19
Yasumasa Morimura’s Exhibition Opens at Roppongi’s ShugoArts from April 19
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2024.4.6
RADWIMPS Releases Live Concert Footage and Audio Recordings Featuring Collaborations with ZORN, Toaka, and ao
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2024.4.12
ralph, Kaneee, and CCS Records Join Fukuoka Collective Lit’s 3rd Anniversary Event
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2025.3.20
Capcom Grand Exhibition Coming to Osaka in 2025, Exploring Over 40 Years of Game Creation
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2024.4.18
“Futaribotchi no Hoshi” by Ungeziefer, a masterpiece & a new two-person play performed simultaneously.
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2024.6.8
Hinatazaka46 and The BONEZ Join Final Roster of Iwate’s CHAGU CHAGU ROCK FESTIVAL 2024
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2024.7.26
Fuji Rock Adds Awich, Quruli, KING KRULE, and More
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2024.4.6
Suntory Hall Hosts ‘Open House’ Event, Offering Free Admission and Stage Access
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2024.7.2
Peanuts Kun Set to Release 4th Album in June, Alongside Four-City Zepp Tour Across Japan
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2024.5.23
Double-headline Show by Jim O’Rourke × Eiko Ishibashi and ermhoi with the Attention Please Set for May
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
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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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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.13
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” Sets Japan Release for February 2026
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates
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2026.2.16
ZORN and OZROSAURUS Team Up for Family Day Live at Nippon Budokan
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2026.2.18
Wet Leg Announce Japan Tour for February 2026 with Second Album in Tow
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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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2026.2.6
Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour