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NEWS #MUSIC

Macaroni Empitsu’s “Kanashimiha bus ni notte” to be distributed on August 16 (Wed.), music video starring Shota Sometani to be released at the same time.

NiEW 2023.8.17｜10:49
NEWS #MOVIE 2023.10.27

“The Six Singing Women,” costarring Yutaka Takenouchi and Takayuki Yamada, revealed more casts Kanji Tsuda, Kazuko Shirakawa, and Naoto Takenaka alongside the trailer

NiEW 2023.8.17｜10:42
NEWS #ART 2023.11.24

teamLab Borderless reopens at Azabudai Hills in January 2024

NiEW 2023.8.17｜10:34
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From Musician to Novelist. The Surprising Reason Seinan Sato Started Writing Mysteries

NiEW 2023.8.17｜10:00
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.10.7

Fatboy Slim Announces First Japan Tour in Six Years

NiEW 2023.8.17｜09:52
NEWS #MUSIC 2023.11.3

BiKN shibuya 2023’s 1st lineup includes 6 artists from 5 countries, Say Sue Me and She Her Her Hers and more

NiEW 2023.8.17｜09:41
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Haru Nemuri to release a new EP, “INSAINT” in September and tour in Europe this October

NiEW 2023.8.16｜22:00
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Yuga’s new song “Tooi Asa” to be released on August 23 (Wed.), cover photo and teaser video revealed

NiEW 2023.8.16｜20:00
SPECIAL #BOOK

Why novelist Mio Nukaga chose a career change as the subject of her dramatization of “The Demon Lord of Changing Jobs.

NiEW 2023.8.16｜17:35
SPECIAL #BOOK

How current graduate student book reviewer Awaiyuki got hooked on reading, horse racing, and idols.

NiEW 2023.8.16｜16:59
SPECIAL #OTHER

We want to save the earth with curry. Curry Jockey’s food loss prevention efforts

NiEW 2023.8.16｜16:23
NEWS #ART 2023.8.26

Shohei Ochiai’s largest solo exhibition to date, “THIS IS OCHIAI SHOHEI,” a collection of works that accumulate the elements that make up Ochiai.

NiEW 2023.8.16｜15:41

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Kotaro Kikuchi 2025.9.25｜15:58
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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 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