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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
NEWS #MUSIC

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
NEWS #MUSIC

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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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

Shoichiro Kotetsu 2025.11.27｜12:31
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection

Jin Otabe 2025.10.23｜13:32
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music

Fumiaki Amano 2025.10.30｜14:36
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life

Koji Harie 2025.10.23｜14:04

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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.

EVENTS

#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