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NEWS #MUSIC

WACK to Host 2024 Audition, Welcoming All Genders and Music Styles alongside Idols

NiEW 2024.1.12｜10:48
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.3.16

Waseda University UBC’s 70th Anniversary Project to Feature Sohei Oyamada, mitsume, and Soshi Sakiyama

NiEW 2024.1.11｜23:09
NEWS #MOVIE 2024.4.27

German Film “System Crasher” Set for Release in Japan, Portraying a Girl Adrift in Society

NiEW 2024.1.11｜18:16
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.3.15

jo0ji, Rikon Densetsu, MFS and More Chosen for Spotify’s Early Noise 2024

NiEW 2024.1.11｜15:43
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JAMIE XX Dropped a New Song for Chanel’s Campaign

NiEW 2024.1.11｜15:39
SPECIAL #BOOK

Starting from soccer study abroad and now a manga artist. Cultural figure Kenta Kojima talks about the secret to surviving in Tokyo.

NiEW 2024.1.11｜13:44
SPECIAL #OTHER

Yoshiyasu Omae, sushi chef at Sushi Daizen, turns disadvantages into advantages with his unique sales style.

NiEW 2024.1.11｜11:59
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.4.13

SYNCHRONICITY’24 to Feature Fifth Lineup, Including KIRINJI, Elephant Gym from Taiwan, and More

NiEW 2024.1.11｜10:53
NEWS #ART

Noto Peninsula Earthquake Update: Toyama’s Fujiko Fujio A Art Collection and Others Resume Operations

NiEW 2024.1.11｜10:46
NEWS #ART 2024.1.11

Panasonic Shiodome Museum to Host Modern Architectural Visionary Frank Lloyd Wright Exhibition

NiEW 2024.1.10｜16:54
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.5.5

Atarashii Gakko! Impressed Nippon Budokan with 22 Songs, Unveiled May Fan Club Tour

NiEW 2024.1.10｜16:45
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.4.19

Rainbow Disco Club Returns in April with Four Tet’s First Japan Visit in 6 Years

NiEW 2024.1.10｜10:49

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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

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.2.5｜18:12
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained

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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 2026.3.14

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
#ART 2026.1.16

“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film

NiEW 2025.9.11｜12:01
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