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Special articles by the NiEW editorial staff


Traveling Sewing Machine Shop, Nanase Ueki’s Thoughts on the Name of the Shop

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

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

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

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

TRANSIT GENERAL OFFICE INC. Kousuke Itoda’s Focus on New Culture

Kenta Haraki talks about his work as a “decorator

How Yuki Ishikawa of CARPE DIEM, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu dojo, developed 35 dojos.

Ken Yokomachi, president of anea design, turned his love of tuberous plants into figurines.

The Ambition of Kazuo, a DIY Artist Born in NY and Raised in Yokohama
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