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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
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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
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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.”
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The fin.’s close relationship with China. The reason to fill out 1,000-capacity venues across the country
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Shibuya’s music bar “Tangle”
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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma
Hajime Oishi
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Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release
Fumiaki Amano
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maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad
Hiroyoshi Tomite
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms
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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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2025.11.8
Travis Scott to Bring His $200 Million Tour to Japan with Belluna Dome Show in Saitama
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2025.11.8
Beer and Music Come Together at the “Brewin’ Groove Festival” in Tachikawa
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2025.11.8
EASTEAST_TOKYO 2025 Art Fair Returns to Tokyo with an Asia-Focused Vision
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2025.11.9
NiEW’s Monthly Event “exPoP!!!!!” Expands into First-Ever Festival in Shibuya
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2025.11.9
exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Announces First Wave of Lineup: WONK, Satoko Shibata, Dongurizu, and More
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds 12 New Acts Including Helsinki Lambda Club, Khaki, HOME and More
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2025.11.9
“exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Reveals 3rd Lineup with 12 Artists, Including Dos Monos and More
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2025.11.9
exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025 Adds Yasuyuki Horikomi, OGRE YOU ASSHOLE, Summer Eye, No Buses, and Maika Loubté
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2025.11.9
NiEW’s “exPoP!!!!! Reunion 2025” Adds GEZAN, Fuyumi Abe, and Texas 3000, Reveals Timetable
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2025.11.10
Shota Aratani Announces Band Tour Across Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka in November
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