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2025.12.5
downt & Texas 3000 Hit Tohoku for Tour Dates in Sendai, Koriyama, and Shin-Okubo
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2025.12.12
Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai
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XG Sets Debut Album Title as “THE CORE”
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SM ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN Debuts First Girl Group GPP
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2026.1.4
“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup
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A24’s “Marty Supreme” Starring Timothée Chalamet to Release in Japan March 2026
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2025.11.7
POLARIS Marks 3rd Anniversary with Reopening Festival in Minami-Aoyama
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Tatsuki Fujimoto: 17-26 to Stream Worldwide Exclusively on Prime Video from November 8
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2025.12.5
Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed
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2026.3.14
Ikimonogakari Announce First Festival with Noriyuki Makihara, Sukima Switch, and Mone Kamishiraishi
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RADWIMPS 20th Anniversary Tribute Reveals Third Act as ZUTOMAYO Covers “Yushinron”
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RADWIMPS 20th Anniversary Tribute Kicks Off with iri and Mone Kamishiraishi
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
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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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Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter
Powerpuff Girls Pop-up Store at MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya
Shibuya’s Indie Night: Rol3ert, 烏兎-uto-, BabyCanta & Johnnivan at exPoP!!!!! Vol.178
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