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2025.10.4
Jacob Bro and The Vernon Spring Join EACH STORY Festival in Nagano’s Nobeyama Highlands
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2025.8.16
m-flo to Curate Midnight Sonic at Summer Sonic Late-Night Show
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maya ongaku’s Seattle “KEXP” Studio Live Now on YouTube
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Fujii Kaze Announces New Album Prema — First in Three Years, Out This September
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2025.7.11
Ai Yazawa’s NANA to Celebrate 20th Anniversary with First-Ever Digital Re-Release
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2025.10.18
POP YOURS OSAKA Reveals Initial Lineup Featuring Awich, Tohji, LEX, STUTS, and Red Eye
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2025.7.5
valknee Adds REIRIE, who28, and More to Crash Summer 2 Lineup
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2025.7.29
Yukkyun Announces KYUN DIVA FESTIVAL with First Wave of Artists
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2026.1.20
Men I Trust Announces 2026 Japan Tour with Mei Simones
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2025.7.16
KID FRESINO Announces Three-City Band Tour “Ins And Outs”
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betcover!! Drops New Album Yūki, Recorded and Mastered by Jim O’Rourke
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2025.9.26
‘BECOMING LED ZEPPELIN’ Japan Release Date Announced: Band’s First Official Documentary
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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’S PLAYLIST
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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