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2025.1.27
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2024.11.1
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2025.1.27
Otoboke Beaver Joins UK Band IDLES for Upcoming Tokyo Show
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2024.11.2
BENTEN: An All-Night Art Event in Kabukicho Directed by Chim↑Pom
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2025.2.2
Neko Sen’s “Cat Day Live” to Return in Kobe and Tokyo with Special Support Lineup
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2025.4.12
Shibuya Spring Festival “SYNCHRONICITY ’25” Unveils First Lineup with 12 Acts
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Yanushi Releases First Solo Concert Video & Yakob Tanaka Drops Double Solo Album
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2024.11.1
Tokyo NOMINOICHI ’24 AUTUMN Kicks Off in Tachikawa from November 1st to 3rd
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2024.10.25
Sugoi Seimeiryoku ‘s stage is a comedy skit featuring a troubled person and a short play about despair while living together
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2024.11.27
Six people perform monologues about their own lives and work, Pepepe-no-Kai + Iihenji’s stage
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2024.11.22
Hate to Cheek’s play depicts “the worst-case scenario that could happen in our not-too-distant future”
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2024.11.13
Tsuyu to Makura ‘s stage “Tachibana ni Uguisu” depicts “change and tradition” through the existence of immortality.
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Ryoko Kuwahara, editor-in-chief of the web magazine “NeoL” expresses her appreciation for culture in her articles.
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Writer Minori Suzuki takes a feminist perspective on idols for fun and support
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
Kotaro Kikuchi
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film
Shoichiro Kotetsu
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mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection
Jin Otabe
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music
Fumiaki Amano
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Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life
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NiEW’S PLAYLIST
NiEW recommends alternative music🆕
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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2025.12.31
LIQUIDROOM Welcomes OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Seiho, maya ongaku for NYE Festival
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2026.1.4
rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return
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2026.1.4
rockin’on sonic 2026 First Lineup Revealed Featuring PET SHOP BOYS and KNEECAP
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2026.1.4
“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup
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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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“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter
Akeboshi Performs ”NARUTO” Ending Theme ”Wind” on ”THE FIRST TAKE”
Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance
Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21