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2024.2.17
Yumei’s new performance, set in the night shift of a department store, portrays people who “want to give up but won’t
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Jean-Luc Godard’s Last Short Film, “Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist: ‘Phony Wars'” to Be Released in February
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Reviewing Works of Floating Points and Paula Tape in Anticipation of ZEROTOKYO’s Countdown Event
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imase Takes on Dual Roles in Drama “Chaser Game W” – Theme Song and Soundtrack
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2023.12.27
Tokyo Curry Culture DX: 18 Renowned Curry Restaurants Converge at Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store
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Gen Hoshino’s “Hikari no Ato” Selected as Ending Theme for “SPY×FAMILY CODE: White”
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ROTH BART BARON to Hold Remix Contest for Latest Album “8”
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2023.12.30
C.O.S.A., VaVa, JJJ, and More Headlining Shibuya’s “#1230 Year End Party”
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2024.2.15
GEZAN’s Mahito Announced “Enrai vol.4” with Ohzora Kimishima
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Percussionist & SSW Manami Kakudo to Release “Contact,” Her First Album in 4 Years
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2024.2.27
Sugar House Revealed the Lead Track from the Debut Album and Tour
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2024.4.5
ZAZEN BOYS Released the Lead Track”永遠少女” from their First Album in 12 years with the Music Video
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
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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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2026.3.14
GEZAN Announces First Ever Nippon Budokan Show in Spring 2026
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2026.3.14
Ikimonogakari Announce First Festival with Noriyuki Makihara, Sukima Switch, and Mone Kamishiraishi
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2026.3.6
Harry Styles Brings “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.” Pop-Up to Tokyo
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2026.3.5
STUTS to Hit Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on 2026 Tour
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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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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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition
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2026.1.24
Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60
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2026.1.16
“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film
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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