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TAMATAMA FESTIVAL 2024: A Vibrant Second Year with 40,000 Enthusiasts

NiEW 2025.1.17｜14:24

#MUSIC 2025.2.15

ap bank fes ’25 Adds B’z , Alongside Bank Band Featuring Takeshi Kobayashi and Kazutoshi Sakurai

NiEW 2025.1.15｜17:34

#MUSIC 2025.6.14

PIZZA OF DEATH’s SATANIC CARNIVAL ’25 Festival Set for Two-Day Run at Makuhari Messe

NiEW 2025.1.10｜19:15

#MUSIC 2025.4.12

Awaji’s New Festival MAGICHOUR Unveils Second Lineup with GEZAN, Megashin, and Summer Eye

NiEW 2025.1.9｜12:51

#MUSIC 2025.7.25

FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL Announces 2025 Dates: July 25–27

NiEW 2025.1.9｜12:27

Defying the Odds: Yoichiro Yamazaki on the Future of rockin’on sonic Amidst Western Music’s Struggles

Kuroda Takanori 2024.12.27｜16:53

#MUSIC 2025.8.16

SUMMER SONIC 2025: Official Dates Confirmed Following 2024 Milestone

NiEW 2024.12.26｜10:59

#MUSIC 2025.5.23

GREENROOM FESTIVAL Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Kamasi Washington and Jacob Collier

NiEW 2024.12.24｜14:26

#MUSIC 2024.12.22

LANA Set to Perform at COLORS 2024 Hip-Hop Event at Yokohama Arena

NiEW 2024.12.12｜11:54

#MUSIC 2025.2.10

Ryuichi Sakamoto Tribute Event “RADIO SAKAMOTO Uday Reveals Initial Performer Lineup

NiEW 2024.12.10｜17:07

#MUSIC 2025.4.6

RIOT Music Event Announced in Shibuya, First Lineup Revealed: Kroi, Sarasa, S.A.R. and w.a.u.

NiEW 2024.12.3｜16:24

#MUSIC 2025.1.17

Music Lane Festival in Okinawa Adds HOME, Sarasa, HALLEY, and 11 More Acts

NiEW 2024.12.3｜16:10

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NiEW’S PLAYLIST

NiEW recommends alternative music🆕

NiEW Best Music is a playlist featuring artists leading the music scene and offering alternative styles in our rapidly evolving society. Hailing from Tokyo, the NiEW editorial team proudly curates outstanding music that transcends size, genre, and nationality.

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#MOVIE 2026.5.29

Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Sheep in the Box Opens in Japan This May

NiEW 2026.2.12｜15:12

#MUSIC 2026.5.6

kanekoayano Announces 2026 World Tour Across Australia, Europe and Japan

NiEW 2026.3.12｜14:20

#MUSIC 2026.5.5

Shintaro Sakamoto Announces Nationwide Yoo-hoo Tour for 2026

NiEW 2026.2.6｜17:55

#MUSIC 2026.4.18

OGRE YOU ASSHOLE Bring “DELAY 2026” Back With kanekoayano and deca joins

NiEW 2026.2.27｜10:31

ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026

NiEW 2025.12.25｜10:52

#STAGE 2026.4.17

Japanese Comedian Naomi Watanabe Sets 18 Date “FROM TOKYO” Tour Across North America

NiEW 2025.12.5｜10:27

#MUSIC 2026.3.17

Ringo Sheena Returns to the Stage Nationwide Spring 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜17:55

Claude Monet Exhibition ‘A Question to Landscapes’ to Open in Japan in 2026,

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04

#OTHER 2026.1.16

Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

NiEW 2025.12.18｜10:13

Janelle Monáe Joins GREENROOM FESTIVAL ’26 in Yokohama CoMix Wave Films Reveals New Anime Shiranui With Ichiko Aoba Theme Song YOASOBI Unveils ASICS SportStyle Collaboration and Campaign Film Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026

YOASOBI and UT Reunite for First Collaboration in Five Years The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Returns to Theaters Nationwide in New 4K Restoration TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY and Sónar Reveal Full Lineup for New Music and Art Festival The Weeknd Returns to Japan Alongside Creepy Nuts and ¥ØU$UK€ ¥UK1MAT$U

Tokyo’s MoN Takanawa Named One of the World’s Most Beautiful Museums Fuji Rock 2026 Expands Bill With Loyle Carner and Toro y Moi Netflix’s Straight To Hell Brings Kazuko Hosoki Story to Screen Erykah Badu Leads SOUL CAMP 2026 Lineup at Tokyo’s Ariake

JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed Two Door Cinema Club Bring Tourist History Anniversary Tour to Japan ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027