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brkfstblend, a new band featuring Michael Kaneko, Keity (ex-LUCKY TAPES), and Tetsuji Kasuya (ex-Yogee New Waves), releases first music

NiEW 2023.8.22｜13:04
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.10.19

Hakushi Hasegawa to join Kassa Overall’s Tokyo show on October 19

NiEW 2023.8.22｜12:40
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.10.21

WACK x NiEW co-host TAMATAMA FESTIVAL 2023, including “exPoP!!!!!” and all the WACK’s groups acts

NiEW 2023.8.22｜12:26
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New generation R&B Band HALLEY unveils the details for the upcoming EP “Daze” and the teaser Video

NiEW 2023.8.22｜11:32
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.9.30

New Karuizawa’s EPOCHS acts announced including Wednesday Campanella, yonawo, Haruy and Sound’s Deli

NiEW 2023.8.22｜11:17
NEWS #MOVIE 2023.10.14

Trailer for Christian Mungiu’s film “The New European Century” released in Japan in October.

NiEW 2023.8.21｜14:00
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Kobe Jazz Centennial” commemorating the 100th anniversary of Kobe Jazz to be held free of charge in October, featuring Takuya Kuroda, Akihiro Yoshimoto, and the Kobe Centennial Jazz Orchestra

NiEW 2023.8.21｜11:24
NEWS #STAGE 2023.11.24

A film, “Mizuirazu no Hoshi” which depicts the reunion of a woman and a man in the depths of despair after six years in a dialogue of mind and body, opens in theaters on November 24,.

NiEW 2023.8.21｜11:08
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Japan’s most prominent vinyl manufacturer Toyo Kasei launches two music labels

NiEW 2023.8.21｜11:07
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.10.4

Chiang Mai-based indie-pop band YONLAPA releases album “LINGERING GLOAMING” and tours Asia

NiEW 2023.8.21｜10:57
NEWS #STAGE 2023.9.28

A Woman, a Man, and a Man. New three-person play with a double cast, Amayadori’s stage production of “Kawari no Otoko no Sono Kawari”

NiEW 2023.8.21｜10:12
NEWS #ART 2023.8.23

Plastic artist Hokuto Kiyokawa’s solo exhibition at Kachidoki @ btf, sculpting things that have life in them.

NiEW 2023.8.18｜16:22

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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 2025.5.23

GREENROOM FESTIVAL Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Kamasi Washington and Jacob Collier

NiEW 2024.12.24｜14:26
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Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2025 Announces First Performers: OKAMOTO’S, Yuta Orisaka, NOT WONK, and More

NiEW 2025.2.12｜11:25
#MUSIC 2025.5.23

20th Anniversary GREENROOM FESTIVAL Reveals 3rd Lineup with KREVA, never young beach, UA, and toe

NiEW 2025.2.27｜13:13
#MUSIC 2025.5.23

Mori, Michi, Ichi, Ba 2025 Announces Second Lineup: Eiko Ishibashi, toe, betcover!!, Naotaro Moriyama, and More

NiEW 2025.2.28｜15:50
#MUSIC 2025.5.23

GREENROOM FESTIVAL 20th Anniversary Adds YG Marley, Awich, Def Tech and More

NiEW 2025.3.13｜11:21
#MUSIC 2025.5.23

Mori, Michi, Ichiba 2025 Adds 34 Acts, Including Hedigan’s and Laura Day Romance

NiEW 2025.3.19｜14:49
#MUSIC 2025.5.23

mouse on the keys Announces European Tour in May: Six Shows Across Five Countries

NiEW 2025.4.2｜18:50
#MUSIC 2025.5.24

POP YOURS Set for May in Makuhari; First Round of Performers Revealed on YouTube

NiEW 2025.1.22｜15:31
#MUSIC 2025.5.24

POP YOURS Unveils First Lineup: ¥ellow Bucks and JJJ to Headline

NiEW 2025.1.28｜15:51
#MUSIC 2025.5.24

POP YOURS Adds Benjazzy, eyden, and MIKADO to Lineup; Second Ticket Pre-Sale Begins

NiEW 2025.2.10｜18:42
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Announces New Film ‘All of a Sudden’ Set for 2026 Release SONICMANIA Announces Second Wave of Artists: Perfume, KIKUO, MFS, and Minna-no-Kimochi Sebastian Stan Stars in A24 Thriller ‘A Different Man,’ Set for Japan Release
Photo Book Fair in Kyoto to Feature 35 Publishers and Bookstores Hitsujibungaku’s “mild days” Released Digitally, Music Video Shot During US Tour betcover!! to Embark on World Tour Across 31 Cities Wes Anderson’s Latest Film ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ to Hit Japanese Theaters in September
Eno: Brian Eno’s Dynamic Documentary Set for Japan Release Tadanori Yokoo Unveils 60 New Oil Paintings at Setagaya Art Museum in “River of Renga” Exhibition Kankyō Records Presents Ambient Event at Tama Center’s Botanical Greenhouse
Sapporo’s THE JUSTICE Music Festival Brings Together 60 Acts This May “Godzilla: THE Art Exhibition” Opens with 30 Artists, Exploring “What is Godzilla?” Prada Aoyama to Unveil Visionary Collaboration Between Nicolas Winding Refn and Hideo Kojima The fin. Announces US and Canada Tour in July, Following Release of New Single “Nebula”