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NEWS #MUSIC 2025.12.15

Doja Cat Returns to Japan for First Tour in Six Years with New Album “Vie”

NiEW 2025.8.28｜11:42
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Andy Warhol Solo Exhibition Opens in Omotesando with Works from Fondation Louis Vuitton

NiEW 2025.8.28｜11:38
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Sasebo Music Awards Set with Shuta Hasunuma and Kuniyuki Takahashi on Panel

NiEW 2025.8.28｜11:36
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.10.11

“Kyoto Music Expo 2025” Adds Ichiko Aoba and Shigeru Kishida String Quartet

NiEW 2025.8.28｜11:32
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.10.10

Kenshi Yonezu’s “1991” Selected as Theme Song for Upcoming ‘5 Centimeters per Second’ Film

NiEW 2025.8.28｜11:28
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.8.26

Toyama’s SUKIYAKI Festival Launches Spin-off Events in Tokyo

NiEW 2025.8.21｜14:24
NEWS #MOVIE 2025.9.14

‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST

NiEW 2025.8.21｜14:13
NEWS #MUSIC 2026.2.16

ZORN and OZROSAURUS Team Up for Family Day Live at Nippon Budokan

NiEW 2025.8.21｜14:01
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Daiki Tsuneta Drops New Track Honoring Bottega Veneta and Legendary Comedian Tamori

NiEW 2025.8.21｜13:58
NEWS #MOVIE

Neo Sora × Sakura Ando’s ‘A Very Straight Neck’ Wins Best Short Film at Locarno International Film Festival

NiEW 2025.8.21｜13:52
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.8.15

Berlin Speaker Brand Hosts Daikanyama Event Exploring “New Ways of Living with Music”

NiEW 2025.8.21｜13:49
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.9.27

Blue Note JAZZ FESTIVAL in JAPAN 2025: TAKE6, Tower of Power, and More Join the Lineup

NiEW 2025.8.21｜13:21

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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper

Mika Kosugi 2026.2.6｜15:24
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.2.5｜18:12
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”

Ryohei Matsunaga 2026.1.29｜14:57
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue

Yuji Shibasaki 2026.1.22｜17:07
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained

Shoichi Yamamoto 2026.1.8｜14:44
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”

Fumiaki Amano 2026.1.8｜13:46

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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 2026.6.4

Daniel Caesar Announces One Night Tokyo Show This June

NiEW 2026.4.23｜10:31
#ART 2026.6.10

Major Picasso Exhibition Curated by Paul Smith Arrives in Tokyo in June 2026

NiEW 2025.12.5｜12:02
#MOVIE 2026.6.3

Charli XCX’s the moment Announces Tokyo Pop Up Ahead of Japan Release

NiEW 2026.5.28｜18:21
#MUSIC 2026.5.6

kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan

NiEW 2026.3.12｜14:20
#MUSIC 2026.5.5

Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:55
#MUSIC 2026.4.18

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins

NiEW 2026.2.27｜10:31
#ART 2026.4.18

ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026

NiEW 2025.12.25｜10:52
#STAGE 2026.4.17

Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America

NiEW 2025.12.5｜10:27
#OTHER 2026.1.16

Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13
Janelle Monáe Joins GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’26 in Yokohama CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
YOASOBI and UT Reunite for First Collaboration in Five Years The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Returns to Theaters Nationwide in New 4K Restoration TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival The Weeknd Returns to Japan Alongside Creepy Nuts and ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U
Tokyo’s MoN Takanawa Named One of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums Fuji Rock 2026 Expands Bill With Loyle Carner and Toro y Moi Netflix’s Straight To Hell Brings Kazuko Hosoki Story to Screen Erykah Badu Leads SOUL CAMP 2026 Lineup at Tokyo’s Ariake
JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed Two Door Cinema Club Bring Tourist History Anniversary Tour to Japan ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027