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SPECIAL
Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff
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‘The Royal Hotel’ Director on Navigating Harassment: Empowering the Courage to Say “No”
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From ‘Oppenheimer’ to ‘All of Us Strangers’: Cinematic Highlights of Early 2024″
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21st Century’s Cornelius and the Ambient Era: Cornelius Reflects on YMO’s Trio at Midlife
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Uki, who presides over the “Kurashi no Schole,” thinks about how to live and be happy through tidying up.
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Artist Iichiro Tanaka Expands the World with “Nonsense”
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Filmmaker/director Kosaku Shimamoto’s monozukuri is to “somehow bring the one back to zero”.
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Masashi Yoshida crosses over from the underground hip-hop scene to “Critique Rebirth School”
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Exploring Harmonies: Misaki Umei’s Journey at 22, Mastering the Piano Language
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Debut Interview: Fuki Kitamura, the Yamagata Prodigy Painting Soundscapes
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Rapper & Interpreter MEISO realizes Fun & Learning “Edutainment” Through Books
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Dog food coordinator Mitsuyuki Yuasa approaches dog health from a food perspective.
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Mizuho Kudo, editor-in-chief of the web media “soar,” wishes for everyone to live a life that takes care of itself.
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