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NEWS #MOVIE

A24’s latest film “Medusa Deluxe” revealed the trailer

NiEW 2023.9.4｜10:41
NEWS #ART 2023.11.18

The Setagaya Art Museum to exhibit “The Work of Shiro KURAMATA: A Microcosmos of Memory,” retracing his internationally acclaimed work

NiEW 2023.9.1｜12:12
NEWS #MOVIE 2023.10.13

Norwegian filmmaker Kristoffer Borgli’s latest film “Sick of Myself” to be screened this October

NiEW 2023.8.31｜19:12
NEWS #MUSIC

Taiwanese alternative rock band Sorry Youth to tour Japan

NiEW 2023.8.31｜16:00
NEWS #MOVIE 2023.12.29

Starring Mia Wasikowska, the film “BLUEBACK” opens in theaters on December 29.

NiEW 2023.8.31｜13:37
NEWS #MUSIC

The new work “gravity” by the musician Velladon✕ the poet Mizuki Misumi will release.The song is read by Daisora Kimijima, Yusuke Kobayashi, and Hirofumi Hatano.

NiEW 2023.8.30｜20:00
NEWS #MOVIE 2023.10.21

The film “Kienai Akari” depicts the relationship between a daughter and a deceased father using the “vacant house problem” as a motif.

NiEW 2023.8.30｜17:25
NEWS #ART 2023.9.6

The theme of the exhibition is the world spun in palindromes by “Iruka no Irukakun” and the AC bu’s exhibition will be held at Isetan Shinjuku Store.

NiEW 2023.8.30｜13:24
NEWS #STAGE 2023.9.24

A total of 57 people across genres will perform in the reading play “Adrenaline Nights”. Overall direction by Yukihiko Tsutsumi.

NiEW 2023.8.30｜11:28
SPECIAL #MUSIC

How bar owner and organizer Chikara Choshu became a behind-the-scenes member of the “Dumb Beaver” and “Gaga Morio”.

NiEW 2023.8.30｜10:00
NEWS #MUSIC

Hitsujibungaku to release a new single “more than words” on September 1 ahead of their tour

NiEW 2023.8.29｜14:46
NEWS #MOVIE

Special exhibition and pop-up cafe at Shibuya PARCO ahead of Wes Anderson’s latest film “Asteroid City”

NiEW 2023.8.29｜08:48

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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage

Kotaro Kikuchi 2025.9.25｜15:58
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma

Hajime Oishi 2025.9.11｜15:57
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film

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#MUSIC 2026.1.4

rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return

NiEW 2025.8.14｜13:50
#MUSIC 2026.1.4

rockin’on sonic 2026 First Lineup Revealed Featuring PET SHOP BOYS and KNEECAP

NiEW 2025.8.29｜10:58
#MUSIC 2026.1.4

“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup

NiEW 2025.11.7｜10:19
#MUSIC 2026.1.5

KNEECAP Announces First Solo Japan Show at EX Theater Roppongi

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:38
#ART 2026.1.7

Interactive nostalgia! The “30th Anniversary Tamagotchi Grand Exhibition” Lands in Roppongi

NiEW 2025.11.21｜13:37
#MUSIC 2025.12.31

LIQUIDROOM Welcomes OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Seiho, maya ongaku for NYE Festival

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:59
#MUSIC 2025.12.23

Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena

NiEW 2025.10.10｜15:55
#ART 2025.12.20

Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art

NiEW 2025.9.19｜12:46
#MUSIC 2025.12.19

Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)

NiEW 2025.10.2｜17:18
#MUSIC 2025.12.19

Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter

NiEW 2025.12.4｜11:05
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter BLACKPINK Launches Exclusive Jerseys With Tokyo Pro Teams Giants, FC Tokyo, Sunrockers Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026 SUMMER SONIC 2026 Set to Mark 25 Years With Three Day Run
“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter Akeboshi Performs ”NARUTO” Ending Theme ”Wind” on ”THE FIRST TAKE” Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21
YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise D.A.N. × Hitsujibungaku: First-Ever Co-Headlining Night at “Resonance” Takeshi Kitano’s Battle Royale Turns 25 and Debuts Legendary Tracksuit Collection
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