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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
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PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
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2025.7.24
Cornelius Releases Music Through HERALBONY’s ROUTINE RECORDS Label
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Kakubarhythm Summer Festival Returns with Kicell, Shappo, cero’s Hashimoto, and Blah Bruh
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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2025.9.13
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
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2025.11.10
Shota Aratani Announces Band Tour Across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka in November
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2025.7.25
Watch FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL’25 Live for Free on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch
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2025.8.28
Kaytranada Announces First Japan Show in Seven Years with Lou Phelps
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2026.2.18
Wet Leg Announce Japan Tour for February 2026 with Second Album in Tow
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2026.2.7
Taeko Onuki to Make Overseas Debut at LA’s The Wiltern, Tokyo Show Also Announced
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2025.10.19
mei ehara Announces US Tour and Tokyo Solo Show; Third Album Due in September
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
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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
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
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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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2025.12.26
Shintaro Sakamoto Drops New Track “Dear Granpa” and Announces Year-End Solo Show
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2025.12.26
NiEW’s Monthly Free Music Showcase Returns to Shibuya This Dec With Indie and Alt Sounds
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2025.12.31
LIQUIDROOM Welcomes OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Seiho, maya ongaku for NYE Festival
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2025.12.23
Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena
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2025.12.20
Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art
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2025.12.19
Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)
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2025.12.19
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
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2025.12.13
Tele Announces Nationwide Tour Starting in December with 13 Shows Across 9 Cities
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2025.12.12
Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai
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2025.12.8
Haruomi Hosono to Close 2025 with Year-End Tokyo & Osaka Shows
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“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