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2025.7.18
NiEW Announces July’s Free ‘exPoP!!!!!’ Lineup Featuring Gateballers, Texas 3000, SAGOSAID, and GeGeGe
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Rol3ert Releases New Track “Nerd” and Gears Up for Fuji Rock Debut
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2025.10.18
Asagiri JAM Unveils Second Wave of Performers with Annie & The Cold Wells and Oni no Migiude
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Koto Player LEO Drops New Track with Drummer Kazuya Oi, Showcasing Virtuosic Duel in Music Video
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2025.10.9
Hitsujibungaku Announces New Album for October Release; New Track Now Streaming
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2025.9.26
A24’s Upcoming Film I Saw the TV Glow to Release in Japan This September
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2025.7.12
South Korea’s yomm to Make Japan Live Debut This July in Ebisu
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Yuki Chiba Releases Double Albums Alongside New Shared Track “Nagareru” Music Video
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2025.9.13
Eiko Ishibashi Announces Antigone Release Tour in Nagoya and Osaka with Full Band
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Franz Ferdinand Unveils Karaoke-Inspired Lyric Video Featuring Shinjuku Golden Gai
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2025.9.27
RHYMESTER, KID FRESINO Among 16 Artists Announced in Ringo Music Festival’s Latest Lineup
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D.A.N. Re-Releases Debut Album as Remaster
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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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2026.3.5
STUTS to Hit Fukuoka, Nagoya, Osaka, and Tokyo on 2026 Tour
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2026.3.6
Linklater and Ethan Hawke Reunite in “Blue Moon,” Opening in Japan This March
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2026.3.7
Sonoko Inoue Announces First Overseas Shows in Taiwan and Korea
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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.7
Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline
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2026.2.7
Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,
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2026.2.6
Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition
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2026.1.24
Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60
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2026.1.16
“Look Back” Anime Exhibit Explores the Making from Manga to Film
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026
LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour
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