SPECIAL
Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff


Interview with Takehiro Hino, bookstore manager and author of “I Never Liked Bookstores.

Book-Off is an oasis for the heart. Salaryman manga artist Trombook Ooishi’s love of new and used bookstores

Documentary is a deep karma. Filmmaker Atiqa Kawakami talks about her determination.

From office worker and carpenter to video and photo artist. What is the time that Shin Yamane captures?

How Shingo Kurono became involved in all-round design

How did “Risky Business” teen student Tom Cruise become a world-class movie star?

SNOW SHOVELING Shuichi Nakamura talks about “Dating Bookstore” and his influence from Haruki Murakami

It has been 20 years since he came to Japan. Kevin Yang continues to pursue the dream he gave up as a child in China

Machiko Machikado talks about the theremin, the world’s first electronic musical instrument

The “Oh well” aesthetics that saved Otake@James.

Macaroni Empitsu Hattori turns 30. “I want to express myself in a way that excites me”

Sublimating Mom’s Worries into Theater. What Asako Kikukawa thinks about child-rearing and reincarnation.

Why the writer Sohei Wakusaka ate grass from the area, sold stones, and lived on the shore

Ayatake Ezaki’s solo debut album “Hajimari no Yoru”

A Personal History of Ayatake Ezaki.

HIDDY of the toy brand SECRET BASE talks about the worldwide trend of “soft vinyl” figures

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
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