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#Taku Okuda

#MUSIC

Born in Tokyo in 1994, raised in Kanagawa.
Worked in the audio industry after working at a record store.
A pop culture enthusiast who wants to live life cheerfully.I like works that reach the corners of towns where people live.
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SPECIAL #MUSIC

Taking Taiwan Indie Global: Emerge Music’s Nuno on Asia’s Music Alliance

Atsutake Kaneko 2026.2.5｜18:12
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Rasmus Faber Weaves EDM and Anime Experience into Bold New Sound

小野島大 2026.1.15｜15:01
SPECIAL #MUSIC

rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music

Fumiaki Amano 2025.10.30｜14:36
SPECIAL #MUSIC

mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection

Jin Otabe 2025.10.23｜13:32

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Rasmus Faber Weaves EDM and Anime Experience into Bold New Sound

小野島大 2026.1.15｜15:01
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The Japanese Band That Counts Fans, Not Streams: LOSTAGE Explained

Shoichi Yamamoto 2026.1.8｜14:44
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Laura day romance on “Nemuru”: A Two-Part Journey Through “Walls” and “Bridges”

Fumiaki Amano 2026.1.8｜13:46
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Years: A Documentary-Trained Director Reflects on the Film

Shoichiro Kotetsu 2025.11.27｜12:31
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rubens on “MELT”: Capturing Life, Loss, and Everyday Beauty in Music

Fumiaki Amano 2025.10.30｜14:36
#MUSIC

mei ehara on “All About McGuffin”: Embracing Doubt, Struggle, and Self-Reflection

Jin Otabe 2025.10.23｜13:32

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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

#MUSIC 2026.2.6

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

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:24
#MUSIC 2026.2.7

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 2026.2.7

Taeko Onuki to Make Overseas Debut at LA’s The Wiltern, Tokyo Show Also Announced

NiEW 2025.7.11｜14:50
#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 2026.2.4

my bloody valentine to Return to Japan in February 2026

NiEW 2025.4.24｜14:51
#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
#MUSIC 2026.1.24

Helsinki Lambda Club’s Kaoru Hashimoto Announces Intimate 5-City Solo Tour

NiEW 2025.11.21｜17:06
Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition Lady Gaga’s “MAYHEM” Pop-Up Store Lands in Osaka and Tokyo 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