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NEWS #MUSIC 2024.12.23

Hakushi Hasegawa, ∈Y∋, and goat Join Ryoji Ikeda for His First Japan Tour

NiEW 2024.11.8｜17:02
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.11.14

Dua Lipa Opens Limited 5-Day Pop-Up Store in Harajuku to Mark First Japan Show in 6 Years

NiEW 2024.11.8｜15:59
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.12.23

KID FRESINO Announces December “Elevate Tour” with Full Band at Zepp Yokohama and Namba

NiEW 2024.11.8｜15:55
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Tatsuya Kitani x Natori’s “Iranaimono” MV Released as Rurouni Kenshin OP Theme

NiEW 2024.11.8｜11:34
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B’z’s Koshi Inaba Featured in tiny desk concerts JAPAN on US YouTube Site

NiEW 2024.11.8｜11:28
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.3.1

Guitar Jamboree at Ryogoku Kokugikan Announces First Lineup

NiEW 2024.11.8｜11:24
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.12.28

New Jeans, Atarashii Gakko!, LANA, and More Join COUNTDOWN JAPAN 2024 Lineup, Total of 112 Acts

NiEW 2024.11.7｜12:37
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.12.28

Suzuki Mikiko’s Announces Their Major Label Debut Album & Self-Organized Show with Hwyl

NiEW 2024.11.7｜12:26
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Takanawa Gateway’s Upcoming Cultural Creation Building Set to Open in 2026

NiEW 2024.11.7｜12:21
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.1.5

Shibuya WWW to Host Final Concert Series with Current Sound System, Closing with Satoko Shibata

NiEW 2024.11.7｜12:15
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.11.26

kudaranai1nichi and downt to Join Forces for China Tour with Local Bands

NiEW 2024.11.7｜12:06
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.9

Sunny Day Service Set to Perform First and Last Solo Show at Misono Universe in February 2025

NiEW 2024.11.7｜11:35

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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper

Mika Kosugi 2026.2.6｜15:24
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.2.5｜18:12
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”

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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue

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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained

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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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#ART 2026.2.11

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17
#MOVIE 2026.2.13

Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Bugonia” Sets Japan Release for February 2026

NiEW 2025.12.11｜10:52
#MUSIC 2026.2.16

Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026

NiEW 2025.6.26｜17:29
#MUSIC 2026.2.16

Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates

NiEW 2025.8.7｜14:58
#MUSIC 2026.2.16

ZORN and OZROSAURUS Team Up for Family Day Live at Nippon Budokan

NiEW 2025.8.21｜14:01
#MUSIC 2026.2.7

Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline

NiEW 2025.3.4｜17:37
#ART 2026.2.7

Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04
#MUSIC 2026.2.6

Tokyo Live Nights Spotlight Helsinki Lambda Club, Cody・Lee, TENDRE, and Strange Reitaro

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:24
#MUSIC 2026.2.3

my bloody valentine Adds Extra Shows in Tokyo and Osaka

NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:26
#ART 2026.1.30

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

NiEW 2025.7.24｜09:50
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
XG Takes Over SHIBUYA TSUTAYA With “THE CORE” Pop-Up Shop Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Fujii Kaze Announces Paper-Sleeve Reissues of His First Two Albums and Cover LP Ichiko Aoba Marks 15 Years With Live Album, Film, and 2026 NHK Hall Show
YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 DYGL Announce “Crossing 2026” With Texas 3000, ZAZEN BOYS, kanekoayano, and More Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Takeshi Kitano’s Battle Royale Turns 25 and Debuts Legendary Tracksuit Collection
ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Fujii Kaze Announces Japan Arena Dates Ahead of Global Prema World Tour BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda