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2025.2.7
Nagoya’s Trooper Salute to Release a New Song and Announce Tokyo and Nagoya Show
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2025.1.4
The Jesus and Mary Chain and DIGITALISM Join Lineup for New ‘rockin’ on sonic’ Festival
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2024.12.20
Live-Action ‘Oshi no Ko’ Film Trailer Released, ED Song by B-Komachi
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Salasa Shares Live Performance Videos of “Shukufuku” and “Fune” from Sold-Out Tour Finale
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Yuki Chiba Drops New Single “Dareda?” with MV Featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Naomi Watanabe
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2024.11.30
World Press Photo Returns to Japan at Kyoto Shimbun’s Historic Printing Site
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2024.12.18
Nagisa Murakami to Release Two New Singles Over Two Months, Produced by Yuma Abe
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chelmico Drops New Single “LIGHT UP,” Produced by Stones Taro of MFS’ “COMBO”
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2025.4.16
TWICE Joins Coldplay for Six Shows in Seoul on Their World Tour
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2025.2.2
Tohji Announces First Arena Show at Yokohama Pia Arena MM; Ticket Pre-Sales Begin
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2025.1.31
ZEROBASEONE, Kep1er, and izna Added to “LAPOSTA” alongside JO1 and Other LAPONE Artists
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2024.12.21
“Ryuichi Sakamoto | Seeing Sound, Hearing Time” Exhibition Details Unveiled
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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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2026.2.11
Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo
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2026.2.13
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” Sets Japan Release for February 2026
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026
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2026.2.16
Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates
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2026.2.16
ZORN and OZROSAURUS Team Up for Family Day Live at Nippon Budokan
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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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2026.2.3
my bloody valentine Adds Extra Shows in Tokyo and Osaka
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2026.1.30
Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition
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Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition
Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May
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