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Mami Hidaka
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Takahiro Kanazawa
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Kazuyo Inui
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Mika Kosugi
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Everyday Materials, Extraordinary Revolutions: haru. Meets Louise Bourgeois
Yuri Matsui
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Art and Adolescence: Salasa’s Journey with a Silent Confidant
Yuri Matsui
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TaiTan Meets SIDE CORE: Inspiring Contemporary Art through Collaborative Exchange
Mami Hidaka
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Dyson OnTrac: Personalize Your Listening Experience in Every Shade
Takahiro Kanazawa
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Shin Kogawa & Aki Yahata: Charting the Course for an Art-Driven Life Beyond Business Limitations
Kazuyo Inui
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Toshiki Okada & Kaho Nakamura Discuss the Rhythms of Chelfitsch’s Stage
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Rhizomatiks Ignites Omotesando with AI: Exploring the New Art Exhibition “recursive”
Mika Kosugi
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Concrete Planet: “SIDE CORE Exhibition” Delves into the City’s Underbelly
Mika Kosugi
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Salasa on Embracing Endings: Finding Peace in the Natural Flow of Grief
Yuri Matsui
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Bridging Worlds: SIRUP and Ayumu Imazu Tackle Social Issues
Daniel Takeda
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Kyoto’s Summer Whales Dive Deep: Embracing the Power of Individuality in Their First Interview
Fumiaki Amano
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Yukata Flare: An Enchanted Night in Hanegi Park
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Ghost and the Shell: A Bold Tokyo Exhibition That Dares to Dig Deeper
Mika Kosugi
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Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance
Atsutake Kaneko
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Calling Out From Somewhere in the Fog: Shintaro Sakamoto’s “Yoo-hoo”
Ryohei Matsunaga
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Takuro Okada on the Making of konoma: Between Minimalism, Jazz, and Cross-Cultural Dialogue
Yuji Shibasaki
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained
Shoichi Yamamoto
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”
Fumiaki Amano
NiEW’S PLAYLIST
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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.
EVENTS
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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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2026.2.7
Taeko Onuki to Make Overseas Debut at LA’s The Wiltern, Tokyo Show Also Announced
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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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2026.2.6
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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2026.1.24
Helsinki Lambda Club’s Kaoru Hashimoto Announces Intimate 5-City Solo Tour
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2026.1.24
Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60
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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