SPECIAL
Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff
#ART
#MUSIC
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”
#STAGE
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”
#MUSIC
A Personal History of Ayatake Ezaki.
#OTHER
HIDDY of the toy brand SECRET BASE talks about the worldwide trend of “soft vinyl” figures
#MUSIC
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
#OTHER
TRANSIT GENERAL OFFICE INC. Kousuke Itoda’s Focus on New Culture
#FASHION
Kenta Haraki talks about his work as a “decorator
#OTHER
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
#MUSIC
How DJ YU-KI became a DJ who plays 325 days a year
#MUSIC
What iamSHUM, an overly diverse group of artists, aims to achieve in animation production
#MOVIE
Tsubasa flyaway captures people’s daily lives in street snapshots.
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