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NEWS #MOVIE

‘Ranma ½’ Revived: MAPPA’s New Anime Series Unveiled with Original Voice Cast

NiEW 2024.7.23｜18:23
NEWS #MUSIC

Dyson Debuts “OnTrac” Headphones: A Leap into High-Fidelity Audio Excellence”

NiEW 2024.7.23｜18:13
NEWS #MOVIE 2024.10.18

‘The Breaking Ice’ Premieres: A Coming-of-Age Drama Set on the China-Korea Border

NiEW 2024.7.23｜18:11
NEWS #ART 2024.9.13

EVANGELION CROSSING EXPO Returns to Tokyo After 11 Years

NiEW 2024.7.23｜17:59
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.9.21

Still House Plants Makes Japan Debut with Hiroshi Hino’s GOAT This September

NiEW 2024.7.23｜16:22
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.8.12

Pre-event “FAH_ver.7″ Marks Tokyo Debut Ahead of FAHDAY 2024” in Tomakomai, Hokkaido

NiEW 2024.7.23｜16:08
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.8.3

JUMADIBA, Peterparker69, and lil soft tennis Team Up for a New Event and Radio Show

NiEW 2024.7.23｜16:05
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.2.21

Green Day Returns to Japan for First Time in 15 Years with Four Shows

NiEW 2024.7.19｜17:23
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.10.4

Shota Aratani, Former yonawo Frontman, Announces Major Debut with Universal Music

NiEW 2024.7.19｜17:19
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.26

KOMOREBI to Hold First Club Tour, Touring 8 Cities in Japan

NiEW 2024.7.19｜17:09
NEWS #MUSIC 2025.1.4

Rockin’ On and Summer Sonic Announce New Festival ‘rockinʼon sonic’ for January 2025

NiEW 2024.7.18｜17:31
NEWS #MOVIE

Michael Jackson Biopic Set for 2025 Japan Release, Starring Nephew Jaafar Jackson

NiEW 2024.7.18｜11:14

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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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#MUSIC 2025.12.31

LIQUIDROOM Welcomes OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Seiho, maya ongaku for NYE Festival

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:59
#MUSIC 2026.1.4

rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return

NiEW 2025.8.14｜13:50
#MUSIC 2026.1.4

rockin’on sonic 2026 First Lineup Revealed Featuring PET SHOP BOYS and KNEECAP

NiEW 2025.8.29｜10:58
#MUSIC 2026.1.4

“rockin’on sonic” Timetable Out ZUTOMAYO Joins the Lineup

NiEW 2025.11.7｜10:19
#MUSIC 2026.1.5

KNEECAP Announces First Solo Japan Show at EX Theater Roppongi

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:38
#MUSIC 2025.12.23

Hi-STANDARD Announces “Screaming Newborn Baby Tour” Across Japan, Closing at K-Arena

NiEW 2025.10.10｜15:55
#ART 2025.12.20

Capcom’s Major Retrospective in Tokyo This Winter, Featuring Newly Revealed Concept Art

NiEW 2025.9.19｜12:46
#MUSIC 2025.12.19

Hoon’s Independent Series to Feature Dos Monos and Yuta Orisaka (band)

NiEW 2025.10.2｜17:18
#MUSIC 2025.12.19

Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter

NiEW 2025.12.4｜11:05
#MUSIC 2025.12.13

Tele Announces Nationwide Tour Starting in December with 13 Shows Across 9 Cities

NiEW 2025.6.26｜15:38
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter BLACKPINK Launches Exclusive Jerseys With Tokyo Pro Teams Giants, FC Tokyo, Sunrockers Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026 SUMMER SONIC 2026 Set to Mark 25 Years With Three Day Run
“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
YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise D.A.N. × Hitsujibungaku: First-Ever Co-Headlining Night at “Resonance” 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