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2025.1.17
Music Lane Festival in Okinawa Adds HOME, Sarasa, HALLEY, and 11 More Acts
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2025.3.25
Nicole Kidman’s ‘Babygirl’ Set for Release in Japan – Actress “Bared It All” for the Film
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2025.2.15
ap bank fes ’25 Reveals Second Lineup: imase, Soucy, Maka-en, and Noriyuki Makihara
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2025.5.3
VIVA LA ROCK 2025 Reveals First Lineup: jo0ji, Dos Monos, LANA, and More
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2025.3.14
BABYMONSTER Kicks Off First World Tour with 100,000 Fans in Japan Across Five Venues
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Cannes Best Actor Winner Koji Yakusho’s ‘PERFECT DAYS’ Now on Prime Video
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Unsettling Teaser Released for “The Summer Hikaru Died” Anime, Debuting Summer 2025
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2025.10.18
Tokyo Odaiba Triennale 2025: Theme and First Participants Announced
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2024.12.29
“#1229 Year End Party” Brings Together STUTS, Kohjiya, Kaneee, OMSB, and More in Shibuya
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2025.2.27
Kaho Nakamura Returns with a Piano Solo Hall Tour Across Five Cities After 2.5 Years
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2025.5.15
Gen Hoshino Announces New Album and Nationwide Tour for Spring 2025
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2025.2.28
Cannes Palme d’Or-Winning Film ‘ANORA’ Releases Trailer
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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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