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Netflix’s The Boyfriend Season 2 Greenlit After 6 Weeks in Top 10 Charts

NiEW 2024.12.19｜12:38

How ena mori Went From a Teen Abroad to a Global Sensation

Kotetsu Nakazato 2024.12.5｜17:13

Drag Royalty in Tokyo: Reliving the OPULENCE Night with the Queens’ Words

Yudai Oikawa 2024.11.15｜11:45

#MOVIE 2024.11.8

Gregg Araki’s Cult Classics ‘The Doom Generation’ and ‘Nowhere’ Return to Theaters

NiEW 2024.9.30｜16:57

#STAGE 2024.10.25

Japan’s OPULENCE Drag Show Hits Tokyo and Osaka for Vol. 5

NiEW 2024.8.23｜11:58

#MOVIE 2024.10.18

‘Joyland,’ Cannes Queer Palm Laureate, Hits Japanese Theaters in October

2024.7.12｜10:35

13 Things to Know About the Rising Queer Icon Aisho Nakajima

Shawn Woody Motoyoshi 2024.5.16｜15:36

CHANMINA Joins Rina Sawayama to Release “This Hell” Gyarupi Remix

NiEW 2024.4.12｜11:16

#STAGE 2024.4.19

OPULENCE Vol.4: Japanese Drag Show Confirmed with Three Drag Queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race

NiEW 2024.4.9｜15:37

A24’s “The Inspection” is a story about diversity based on real-life experiences

Koichi Shima 2023.8.10｜15:58

#MOVIE 2023.7.15

The 31st Rainbow Reel Tokyo will screen 21 films, including 9 Japanese premieres.

NiEW 2023.7.3｜13:27

Fumino Sugiyama, a transgender person who is also struggling to raise his children, talks about 10 years of Tokyo Rainbow Pride

NiEW 2023.4.19｜14:49

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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.

EVENTS

#MUSIC 2025.4.18

Rainbow Disco Club Unveils 18-Artist Lineup, Including Gilles Peterson and Kode9

NiEW 2025.2.5｜10:46

#FASHION 2025.4.18

VANS Takes Over Kabukicho with Music and Skateboarding Event Celebrating OLD SKOOL

NiEW 2025.4.1｜13:22

Prada Aoyama to Unveil Visionary Collaboration Between Nicolas Winding Refn and Hideo Kojima

NiEW 2025.4.17｜15:47

#MUSIC 2025.4.19

MANAKANA Drops First Album “十二〜toni〜” Following CHAI’s Disbandment

NiEW 2025.4.10｜10:53

#MUSIC 2025.4.22

BE:FIRST Reveals 15-City World Tour in North America, Europe, and Asia

NiEW 2025.1.23｜12:15

#MUSIC 2025.4.22

FLIP SIDE PLANET Announces Guest Curator Satoko Shibata and Live Performances at FEVER

2025.4.10｜11:19

#MOVIE 2025.4.25

A24’s ‘HERETIC’: April Release Features Hugh Grant’s Spine-Chilling Role

NiEW 2024.12.10｜16:18

#MOVIE 2025.4.25

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Gets Japanese Official Release Date

NiEW 2025.1.15｜17:20

#MUSIC 2025.4.25

Emptei to Perform Solo Shows in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka for Latest EP Release Tour

NiEW 2025.2.19｜16:30

#MOVIE 2025.4.25

Zushi Beach Film Festival Returns to Kanagawa’s Shoreline This Golden Week

NiEW 2025.4.10｜10:50

Zushi Beach Film Festival Returns to Kanagawa’s Shoreline This Golden Week Kyoto’s STARFESTIVAL Confirms Laurent Garnier’s Japan Visit in Final Announcement Sting Announces September Japan Tour with New Trio Band and Six Shows in Five Cities ASOBISYSTEM Announces “ASOBIEXPO” with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, Atarashii Gakko!, and More

MANAKANA Drops First Album “十二〜toni〜” Following CHAI’s Disbandment VANS Takes Over Kabukicho with Music and Skateboarding Event Celebrating OLD SKOOL mouse on the keys Announces European Tour in May: Six Shows Across Five Countries

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Exhibition Features Fashion and Exclusive Artifacts Starting in May YonYon x KIRINJI Drop Long-Awaited Collaboration “Moonlight Cruising” with Lyric Video Yuta Orisaka’s “Straße” EP to Drop in May, Recorded Live in Germany Korean Neo-Folk Band OBSG to Return to Japan in May

Hitsujibungaku Kicks Off Asia Tour, Headlining First Shows at Budokan and Osaka Castle Hall Shunji Iwai Celebrates Love Letter 30th Anniversary with 4K Remaster Screening SHOGUN Exhibition at Osaka Kansai Expo features Hiroyuki Sanada’s Samurai Armor JJJ Announces “the light” tour, Performances in Five Cities Starting June