Event review: INSPIRE TOKYO 2023. Urban culture festival resonates with the World
Fumiaki Amano
J-WAVE and NiEWbring TOKYO POP CULTURE to the world
J-WAVE's evening program will be a great place to gather and talk about the music and culture that makes Tokyo GROOVE, and the exciting and interesting people who create it day and night!
NEWS
SPECIAL
nico, a former Sawagi member who runs three izakayas in Shimokitazawa, finds common ground with live music
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Betsuyaku Rei talks about the Swallows. She also talks about the unexpected birth of the cheering toy “Umbrella”.
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Photographer Munehiro Saito talks about the appeal of Jingu Stadium and the thrill of watching a baseball game
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Shoichi Hasegawa, fan club critic for 12 professional baseball teams, talks about the appeal of the Yakult Swallows.
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RECOMMEND
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The “Oh well” aesthetics that saved Otake@James.
Yuri Matsui
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A talk between Jinichiro Iida and Hiroo Nishizawa, who have seen BiSH at its closest. From the eve of the formation to the breakup live
Tomonori Shiba
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Ayatake Ezaki’s solo debut album “Hajimari no Yoru”
Kuroda Takanori
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A Personal History of Ayatake Ezaki.
Kuroda Takanori
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Aftersun: memories and the present crossing over with the tunes
Yuji Shibasaki
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Araiyakushi’s jazz kissa rompercicci guides you to the fascination of inexpensive vinyls
Mitsutaka Nagira
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Why did Kenichi Matsuyama change? After reevaluating his life, he found an alternative acting path.
Masaki Mugikura
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Tokyo-based band cero’s Shohei Takagi looks back on their five years
Atsutake Kaneko
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When did we fall in love with money?
Tomoyuki Natsume
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Enthusiasm for “EASTEAST_TOKYO2023”
Haruya Nakajima
NiEW’S PLAYLIST
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EVENTS
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2023.10.4
Kururi’s new album title is “Sensation is a Signpost” and “In Your Life” is available for download.
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2023.10.4
Chiang Mai-based indie-pop band YONLAPA releases album “LINGERING GLOAMING” and tours Asia
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2023.10.3
Aimyon Drops Surprise Single “Not Okay” on Opening Day of Tour
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2023.10.2
Enputee, Yutai Communications, and Rikondensetsu to perform at WWW regular event
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2023.10.1
Takaido Art Festival: An Inclusive Celebration of Contemporary Art with Works by Apichatpong, Tomotoshi, and More
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2023.9.30
Second installment of “EPOCHS” adds YONCE’s new band Hedigan’s and Taeko Onuki.
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2023.9.30
Novelbright, yama, wacci and 7 other groups for “TOKYO CHEMISTRY” event at Tsukiji Honganji Temple
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2023.9.30
KYOTO EXPERIMENT International Performing Arts Festival 2023 unveiled full program & performers
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2023.9.30
New Karuizawa’s EPOCHS acts announced including Wednesday Campanella, yonawo, Haruy and Sound’s Deli
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2023.9.30
Karuizawa’s EPOCHS reveals the final lineup WONK and kZm & timetable
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Chigasaki City Museum of Art holds Yasujiro Ozu’s special exhibition from September
Iidabashi’s BAR MEIJIU, a perfect listening bar where everything is inevitable
Yuka Nagase drops music video for “Chikakute, Tookute,” collaboration with Pasocom Music Club
The Chemical Brothers announces the first Japan tour in five years
First theatrical adaptation of Emmett Till’s murder unveils riveting trailer: “Till”
JP THE WAVY and Korean Rapper Sik-K to tour Tokyo and Osaka
“Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, the Last Human” hits theaters for a limited three-week run on November 23
Sachiko Kanenobu revives “Fork In The Road” reveals Japan tour for winter
Arts Maebashi unveils 10th-anniversary exhibition “New Horizon: From History to the Future”
TREES FOR SAKAMOTO, a forest protection organization founded by Ryuichi Sakamoto, asks for donations
The Setagaya Art Museum to exhibit “The Work of Shiro KURAMATA: A Microcosmos of Memory,” retracing his internationally acclaimed work
Andrew Haigh unleashes ‘Strangers’: the adaptation of Taichi Yamada’s novel for Japan Spring 2024
New music festival X-CON to showcase tofubeats, De La Soul, Hypnosis Mike and more
Calvin Klein unveils Fall 2023 campaign featuring Jenny, Jungkook, Kendall Jenner and more
Shibuya White Cine Quinto is first Japanese cinema to offer official A24 merchandise
Loewe’s FW23 Men’s Campaign to Feature Kenshi Yonezu and Pop-up Event