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Born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Loves mountains, baseball, cats, and photography.
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Atsutake Kaneko
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Yuri Matsui
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Atsutake Kaneko
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Tokyo’s “New Classic”: Shibuya’s Bar Music Sets the Standard for Music Bars
Mitsutaka Nagira
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Quruli’s Original Members on Their New Album: Embracing the Present Moment
Atsutake Kaneko
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Unlikely but Perfect: Hot Dogs and Jazz at Shimokitazawa’s tonlist
Mitsutaka Nagira
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Iidabashi’s BAR MEIJIU, a perfect listening bar where everything is inevitable
Mitsutaka Nagira
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The “Oh well” aesthetics that saved Otake@James.
Yuri Matsui
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Emerald x YONA YONA WEEKENDERS talk about working class city pop
Atsutake Kaneko
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Araiyakushi’s jazz kissa rompercicci guides you to the fascination of inexpensive vinyls
Mitsutaka Nagira
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Yuto Uchino from The fin. stresses his sense of crisis. “Japanese are being obsolete.”
Atsutake Kaneko
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The fin.’s close relationship with China. The reason to fill out 1,000-capacity venues across the country
Atsutake Kaneko
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Shibuya’s music bar “Tangle”
Mitsutaka Nagira
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Reflecting on KYOTOGRAPHIE and KG＋SELECT＋SELECT: What International Photo Festivals Can Truly Do
Shimanuki Taisuke
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Manami Kakudo’s Yamagata Performance: A Musical Collaboration with Local Artists
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AiNA THE END Looks Back on 30 Years: From Obscurity to Life After BiSH
Shoichi Miyake
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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE × Cornelius: Bound by a Distant Closeness
Yuji Shibasaki
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Eiko Ishibashi Reflects on Music Today: Anger and Ambiguous Affirmation in Antigone
Shoichi Yamamoto
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Shintaro Sakamoto Through the Eyes of Tokyo Swindlers’ Director
Ryohei Matsunaga
#BOOK
Butter’s Asako Yuzuki on Why Overlooked Japanese Novels Became Global Sensations
Yoko Hasada
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How ‘Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX’ Reinvents the Universal Century with Anno, Tsurumaki, and Enokido at the Helm
Shuka Yamada
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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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2025.8.22
maya ongaku and Minami Deutsch to Share Stage for the First Time at Shibuya WWW X
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2025.8.22
Taroman Film’s Trailer and Poster Debut, Featuring Taro Okamoto × Tokusatsu
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2025.8.22
Iconic Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi to Spin One-Night-Only DJ Set
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2025.8.23
Eve Announces Major K Arena Yokohama Show for 2025 Summer, Celebrating “Under Blue”
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2025.8.23
Take Sasamoto’s Laboratory Exhibition Set for August 2025 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
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2025.8.23
ONE MUSIC CAMP in Hyogo Adds ACIDMAN, ASOUND, and Gusokumuzu
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2025.8.17
Maximum10 Compilation Released on HOLIDAY! RECORDS with POP DISASTER, sfpr and More
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2025.8.17
Bialystocks Announces “2025 Duo Tour,” Set to Hit 19 Cities Nationwide
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2025.8.16
ONE OK ROCK Announces Major Stadium and Dome Tour in Japan
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2025.8.15
beabadoobee’s Pop-Up Shop Debuts at Shibuya 109 to Mark Summer Sonic Visit
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Netflix’s Pokémon Concierge Returns with New Episode Featuring Theme Song by Tatsuro Yamashita
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
PokéPark KANTO Set to Open in Japan Spring 2026 as Pokémon’s First Permanent Attraction
kanekoayano Announces Debut Nippon Budokan Concert for January 2026
Aichi 2025 International Art Festival Inspires Regional Resource Exhibition in Seto City
cero Sets Out on Five-City Solo Tour “Contemporary Tokyo Cruise”