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NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.7

Rapper valknee Reveals Debut Lineup for Multi-Venue Festival “Crash Summer”

NiEW 2024.5.7｜11:18
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.15

New Music and Market Festival “méli mélo osaka” Reveals Second Lineup: kiki vivi lily, Satoko Shibata and More

NiEW 2024.5.7｜11:13
NEWS #MOVIE

Director Yoko Yamanaka’s ‘DESERT OF NAMIBIA’ Unveils Cannes Version Trailer

NiEW 2024.5.7｜11:07
NEWS #STAGE 2024.5.15

A major remake of the 2017 version of “Ryakushiki: Hawaii,” Gekidan Sports’ “Comedy of Youth Memory Falsification”

NiEW 2024.5.7｜10:54
NEWS #MUSIC

Yuki Chiba’s ‘Team Tomodachi The Remixes’ Drops with Collaborations from Global and Local Artists

NiEW 2024.5.7｜10:52
NEWS #STAGE 2024.5.24

Next performance of Tsui no Sumika to be staged at Sengawa Theatre in Chofu City, featuring a motif of a forest

NiEW 2024.5.7｜10:33
SPECIAL #OTHER

A true FIST BUMPE!?　Takara Nakano, a 20-year-old collector of old gadgets who lives in Reiwa era, loves the charm of the Showa era.

NiEW 2024.5.3｜23:38
SPECIAL #OTHER

Young manzai performer Manju Daiteikoku has been on the road to becoming a manzai performer through a series of miracles since his days at Ochiken.

NiEW 2024.5.3｜16:16
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.7.6

Shindaita’s Live House FEVER Tours Bangkok in July, Showcasing Bands from Japan and Thailand

NiEW 2024.5.2｜13:29
NEWS #MOVIE 2024.4.26

Lawson United Cinema Minatomirai Introduces Immersive Sound Experience System in All Seats

NiEW 2024.5.2｜13:26
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.10.12

NOT WONK’s Kato Launches “Exchange Market of Expression” in October at Tomakomai Civic Hall Before Demolition

NiEW 2024.5.2｜13:21
NEWS #MUSIC 2024.6.21

ODD Foot Works Presents “TOKYO INV.” in June, Guest Performers to Be Revealed On Event Day

NiEW 2024.5.2｜13:10

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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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#MUSIC 2025.9.2

Ovall Announces New EP Silent Storm Featuring Thai Artist KIKI with Billboard Live Tour

NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:17
#MUSIC 2025.9.3

ano’s Debut Nippon Budokan Performance Set for September

NiEW 2025.1.17｜10:25
#MUSIC 2025.9.3

Kohjiya Announces First-Ever Tour DREAMIN’BOI TOUR 2025

NiEW 2025.5.29｜11:08
#MUSIC 2025.9.6

Atarashii Gakko! Announce Japan Tour and Reveal 10th Anniversary Greatest Hits Album

NiEW 2025.5.23｜14:31
#MUSIC 2025.9.6

CADEJO Returns to Japan This September, with Special Dub Set by Naoyuki Uchida in Tokyo

NiEW 2025.6.26｜14:03
#MUSIC 2025.9.9

Tyler, The Creator Announces Japan Stop on World Tour This Fall

NiEW 2025.2.26｜16:32
#MUSIC 2025.8.30

Gen Hoshino Reveals Dates for MAD HOPE Asia Tour

NiEW 2025.5.2｜13:21
#MUSIC 2025.8.30

Ryuichi Sakamoto Exhibition Launches in Osaka, Bringing to Life His 18-Year-Old Expo Journey

NiEW 2025.8.1｜15:29
#MUSIC 2025.8.17

Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide

2025.5.2｜20:11
#MUSIC 2025.8.16

ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:24
‘The Last Blossom’ to Hold All-Standing Preview Screening at Spotify O-EAST Kenshi Yonezu × Hikaru Utada: First Collaboration on Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Ending Gap Adds The Beatles, Kurt Cobain, and Nas to Its Vintage Music Tees Lineup maya ongaku Sets Off on Nationwide Five-City Tour
Daiki Tsuneta Drops New Track Honoring Bottega Veneta and Legendary Comedian Tamori UNIQLO Launches Charity T-Shirt with MLB Legend Ichiro and PERFECT DAYS Star Koji Yakusho Sanrio’s KUROMI Debuts First Song by lilbesh ramko
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction Quruli Announce Nationwide Tour and First of Four Monthly Singles, “Wandering” Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
rockin’on sonic Announces 2026 Return Neo Sora × Sakura Ando’s ‘A Very Straight Neck’ Wins Best Short Film at Locarno International Film Festival Berlin Speaker Brand Hosts Daikanyama Event Exploring “New Ways of Living with Music”