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NEWS #MOVIE

Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita

NiEW 2025.7.24｜12:48
NEWS #OTHER

PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction

NiEW 2025.7.24｜11:41
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.7.24

Cornelius Releases Music Through HERALBONY’s ROUTINE RECORDS Label

NiEW 2025.7.24｜10:58
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Kakubarhythm Summer Festival Returns with Kicell, Shappo, cero’s Hashimoto, and Blah Bruh

NiEW 2025.7.24｜10:54
NEWS #ART 2026.1.30

Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition

NiEW 2025.7.24｜09:50
NEWS #ART 2025.9.13

Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:25
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.11.10

Shota Aratani Announces Band Tour Across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka in November

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:21
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.7.25

Watch FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL’25 Live for Free on Amazon Prime Video and Twitch

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:18
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.8.28

Kaytranada Announces First Japan Show in Seven Years with Lou Phelps

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:06
NEWS #MUSIC 2026.2.18

Wet Leg Announce Japan Tour for February 2026 with Second Album in Tow

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:02
NEWS #MUSIC 2026.2.7

Taeko Onuki to Make Overseas Debut at LA’s The Wiltern, Tokyo Show Also Announced

NiEW 2025.7.11｜14:50
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.10.19

mei ehara Announces US Tour and Tokyo Solo Show; Third Album Due in September

NiEW 2025.7.10｜12:50

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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 2025.9.2

Ovall Announces New EP Silent Storm Featuring Thai Artist KIKI with Billboard Live Tour

NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:17
#MUSIC 2025.9.3

ano’s Debut Nippon Budokan Performance Set for September

NiEW 2025.1.17｜10:25
#MUSIC 2025.9.3

Kohjiya Announces First-Ever Tour DREAMIN’BOI TOUR 2025

NiEW 2025.5.29｜11:08
#MUSIC 2025.9.6

Atarashii Gakko! Announce Japan Tour and Reveal 10th Anniversary Greatest Hits Album

NiEW 2025.5.23｜14:31
#MUSIC 2025.9.6

CADEJO Returns to Japan This September, with Special Dub Set by Naoyuki Uchida in Tokyo

NiEW 2025.6.26｜14:03
#MUSIC 2025.8.30

Gen Hoshino Reveals Dates for MAD HOPE Asia Tour

NiEW 2025.5.2｜13:21
#MUSIC 2025.8.30

Ryuichi Sakamoto Exhibition Launches in Osaka, Bringing to Life His 18-Year-Old Expo Journey

NiEW 2025.8.1｜15:29
#MUSIC 2025.8.29

Sweet Love Shower 2025: First Wave of Artists Revealed for 30th Anniversary Celebration

NiEW 2025.4.10｜11:30
#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide

2025.5.2｜20:11
#MUSIC 2025.8.16

ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:24
‘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”