SPECIAL
Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff
#MOVIE
#MUSIC
Why does Gusokumuzu’s music ring out in a world without hapiness?
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SNOW SHOVELING Shuichi Nakamura talks about “Dating Bookstore” and his influence from Haruki Murakami
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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
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Machiko Machikado talks about the theremin, the world’s first electronic musical instrument
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The “Oh well” aesthetics that saved Otake@James.
#MOVIE
Macaroni Empitsu Hattori turns 30. “I want to express myself in a way that excites me”
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Sublimating Mom’s Worries into Theater. What Asako Kikukawa thinks about child-rearing and reincarnation.
#BOOK
Why the writer Sohei Wakusaka ate grass from the area, sold stones, and lived on the shore
#MUSIC
Ayatake Ezaki’s solo debut album “Hajimari no Yoru”
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A Personal History of Ayatake Ezaki.
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HIDDY of the toy brand SECRET BASE talks about the worldwide trend of “soft vinyl” figures
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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
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TRANSIT GENERAL OFFICE INC. Kousuke Itoda’s Focus on New Culture
#FASHION
Kenta Haraki talks about his work as a “decorator
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How Yuki Ishikawa of CARPE DIEM, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu dojo, developed 35 dojos.
#ART
Ken Yokomachi, president of anea design, turned his love of tuberous plants into figurines.
#MUSIC
The Ambition of Kazuo, a DIY Artist Born in NY and Raised in Yokohama
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