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NEWS #MUSIC 2025.5.3

VIVA LA ROCK 2025 Reveals First Lineup: jo0ji, Dos Monos, LANA, and More

NiEW 2024.12.2｜16:11
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.3.14

BABYMONSTER Kicks Off First World Tour with 100,000 Fans in Japan Across Five Venues

NiEW 2024.12.2｜16:05
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Cannes Best Actor Winner Koji Yakusho’s ‘PERFECT DAYS’ Now on Prime Video

NiEW 2024.12.2｜15:58
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Unsettling Teaser Released for “The Summer Hikaru Died” Anime, Debuting Summer 2025

NiEW 2024.11.28｜15:11
NEWS #ART 2025.10.18

Tokyo Odaiba Triennale 2025: Theme and First Participants Announced

NiEW 2024.11.28｜13:52
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.12.29

“#1229 Year End Party” Brings Together STUTS, Kohjiya, Kaneee, OMSB, and More in Shibuya

NiEW 2024.11.28｜13:41
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.27

Kaho Nakamura Returns with a Piano Solo Hall Tour Across Five Cities After 2.5 Years

NiEW 2024.11.28｜13:37
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.5.15

Gen Hoshino Announces New Album and Nationwide Tour for Spring 2025

NiEW 2024.11.27｜12:20
NEWS #MOVIE 2025.2.28

Cannes Palme d’Or-Winning Film ‘ANORA’ Releases Trailer

NiEW 2024.11.27｜12:17
NEWS #MOVIE 2025.2.21

‘THE BRUTALIST’ to Premiere in Japan, Portraying the Remarkable Life of a Jewish Architect

NiEW 2024.11.27｜12:09
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.12.30

CIRCUS × CIRCUS Year-End Event in Osaka to Feature kZm, JUMADIBA, SATOH, HOME, and More

NiEW 2024.11.27｜12:02
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.12.22

OZROSAURUS Joins COLORS 2024 Hip-Hop Event at Yokohama Arena

NiEW 2024.11.27｜11:59

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#MUSIC 2025.8.22

maya ongaku and Minami Deutsch to Share Stage for the First Time at Shibuya WWW X

NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:30
#MOVIE 2025.8.22

Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu

NiEW 2025.6.27｜14:28
#MUSIC 2025.8.22

Iconic Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi to Spin One-Night-Only DJ Set

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#MUSIC 2025.8.23

Eve Announces Major K Arena Yokohama Show for 2025 Summer, Celebrating “Under Blue”

NiEW 2024.8.23｜11:45
#ART 2025.8.23

Take Sasamoto’s Laboratory Exhibition Set for August 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo

NiEW 2024.12.4｜17:19
#MUSIC 2025.8.23

ONE MUSIC CAMP in Hyogo Adds ACIDMAN, ASOUND, and Gusokumuzu

NiEW 2025.5.29｜13:23
#MUSIC 2025.8.26

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

NiEW 2025.8.21｜14:24
#MUSIC 2025.8.27

FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE Embark on Japan Debut This August

NiEW 2025.7.3｜12:36
#MUSIC 2025.8.27

Yaeji Announces August Tokyo Show Following Debut Album Release

NiEW 2025.7.4｜14:28
#MUSIC 2025.8.28

Kaytranada Announces First Japan Show in Seven Years with Lou Phelps

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:06
‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup maya ongaku Sets Off on Nationwide Five-City Tour
Daiki Tsuneta Drops New Track Honoring Bottega Veneta and Legendary Comedian Tamori UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho Sanrio’s KUROMI Debuts First Song by lilbesh ramko
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction Quruli Announce Nationwide Tour and First of Four Monthly Singles, “Wandering” Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return Neo Sora × Sakura Ando’s ‘A Very Straight Neck’ Wins Best Short Film at Locarno International Film Festival Berlin Speaker Brand Hosts Daikanyama Event Exploring “New Ways of Living with Music”