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NEWS #MUSIC

Brian Eno releases soundtrack score “Top Boy (Score from the Original Series)” in September

NiEW 2023.8.18｜16:13
NEWS #FASHION

Calvin Klein unveils Fall 2023 campaign featuring Jenny, Jungkook, Kendall Jenner and more

NiEW 2023.8.18｜16:00
NEWS #ART 2023.8.11

Gegege no Kitaro Tribute Art Exhibition: “Kitaro Expo” to be held in Ikebukuro until August 27 (Sun.), featuring works by 72 artists including Hitoshi Katagiri

NiEW 2023.8.18｜15:54
NEWS #MUSIC

Music video for Limre’s song “Kikoete”, directed by filmmaker lilsom.

NiEW 2023.8.18｜15:50
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Yuka Nagase’s mini-album “Launchvox” artwork revealed, comments from mekakushe and Masao Sasagawa.

NiEW 2023.8.18｜15:47
NEWS #ART 2023.9.9

“Thermae Exhibition” Introduces Ancient Roman and Japanese Bathing Culture at Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art

NiEW 2023.8.18｜15:46
NEWS #ART 2023.8.20

Eiichiro Oda’s art print exhibition and sale will be held in Shimokitazawa from August 20

NiEW 2023.8.17｜16:10
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.9.9

Licaxxx to perform her first solo all-night show in 4 years on September 9

NiEW 2023.8.17｜15:51
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Kenshi Yonezu’s special YouTube radio program on the story behind the theme song for Hayao Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron”

NiEW 2023.8.17｜15:25
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.12.19

MahiToThePeople’s solo project “Distant Thunder vol.3” to be held in December, guest: Seiichi Yamamoto

NiEW 2023.8.17｜14:49
NEWS #FASHION 2023.8.16

DIESEL launches Japan-exclusive capsule collection. Pop-up store and photo exhibition to be held until Tuesday, August 29.

NiEW 2023.8.17｜11:01
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.9.23

Nagano Matsumoto’s Ringo Music Festival 2023 added 32 more artists; Dengaryu, Jinmenusagi, BAKU (KAIKOO), Dr. Makidashi, MILES WORD

NiEW 2023.8.17｜10:56

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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

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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

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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