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NEWS #MUSIC 2024.6.14

mitsume Announces First Solo Tour in Five Years Performing in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka

NiEW 2024.3.5｜14:04
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.5.1

Taiwanese Singer 9m88 Announces May Live Show with WONK and jo0ji

NiEW 2024.3.5｜13:59
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Encore Screening of Shintaro Sakamoto’s Cabaret New Hakuba Performance and Premiere at Tokyo’s Hitomi Memorial Hall Show

NiEW 2024.3.5｜13:55
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.5.27

Jungle Announces Solo Show in Shibuya with Dongurizu as Support Act

NiEW 2024.3.5｜13:51
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.26

Fuji Rock Festival Adds Noel Gallagher, SAMPHA, Kim Gordon, and Taeko Ōnuki to Second Wave of Performers

NiEW 2024.3.5｜13:47
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K-PRO’s Kina Kojima, whom the comedian calls “the mother of comedy,” talks about the changes in the comedy world after the Corona disaster.

NiEW 2024.3.4｜22:15
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Arata Iura’s Hollywood Debut ‘Tokyo Cowboy’ Confirmed for Japanese Release

NiEW 2024.2.29｜20:18
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Kenji Yanobe’s Massive Art Installation with Cosmic Cats Takes Flight in GINZA SIX Atrium

NiEW 2024.2.29｜20:13
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.4.1

Jeff Mills and Jun Togawa’s Collaborative Track to Premiere Exclusively on Apple Music

NiEW 2024.2.29｜20:09
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.3.28

group_inou and Shugo Tokumaru Unite for Shibuya’s “TANAKA SOUND” Live Event

NiEW 2024.2.29｜20:03
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.4.13

Acappella Jazz Chorus Group BROAD6 to Embark on Tour Performing Five Cities

NiEW 2024.2.29｜19:59
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Netflix Release “Parasyte: The Gray,” Korean Thriller Directed by Yong Sang-ho and Starring Jung So-nee

NiEW 2024.2.29｜19:40

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

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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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#MUSIC 2026.3.7

Sonoko Inoue Announces First Overseas Shows in Taiwan and Korea

NiEW 2026.1.22｜10:29
#MUSIC 2026.3.14

GEZAN Announces First Ever Nippon Budokan Show in Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.3.27｜12:09
#MUSIC 2026.3.14

Ikimonogakari Announce First Festival with Noriyuki Makihara, Sukima Switch, and Mone Kamishiraishi

NiEW 2025.11.6｜12:03
#MUSIC 2026.3.6

Harry Styles Brings “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.” Pop-Up to Tokyo

NiEW 2026.3.6｜12:17
#MUSIC 2026.3.5

STUTS to Hit Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on 2026 Tour

NiEW 2025.9.25｜17:13
#ART 2026.2.11

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17
#MUSIC 2026.2.7

Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline

NiEW 2025.3.4｜17:37
#ART 2026.2.7

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

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04
#ART 2026.1.30

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
Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition 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 FUJI ROCK 2026 Announces 66 Artists Including Fujii Kaze and XG Plus Complete Ticket Breakdown
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition URBAN RESEARCH x A24 Launch Marty Supreme Collection in Japan Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Sheep in the Box Opens in Japan This May
YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 DYGL Announce “Crossing 2026” With Texas 3000, ZAZEN BOYS, kanekoayano, and More Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise HANA Launch First Exhibition at Harajuku’s New MAZE Space
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Fujii Kaze Announces Japan Arena Dates Ahead of Global Prema World Tour BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda