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#MUSIC 2025.8.15

Denki Groove Joins the 3rd Lineup for SONICMANIA

NiEW 2025.5.8｜18:21

#MUSIC 2025.8.15

SONICMANIA Announces Second Wave of Artists: Perfume, KIKUO, MFS, and Minna-no-Kimochi

NiEW 2025.5.2｜20:07

#MUSIC 2025.8.15

SONICMANIA Reveals First Lineup: The Prodigy, Gesaffelstein, Floating Points, Tohji

NiEW 2025.3.28｜13:00

Summer Sonic & Sonic Mania Streaming Schedule Unveiled: Måneskin, Sakanaction, and More

NiEW 2024.8.16｜15:39

#MUSIC 2024.8.16

Summer Sonic and SonicMania Unveil Timetables, Featuring Midnight Stage Curated by Gen Hoshino”

NiEW 2024.7.11｜13:42

#MUSIC 2024.8.20

Exclusive Solo Shows Announced for ARCA and Jon Batiste as Summer Sonic Extra Stages

NiEW 2024.6.21｜19:44

#MUSIC 2024.8.16

Sakanaction to Showcase Band Set at SONICMANIA

NiEW 2024.4.18｜12:19

#MUSIC 2024.8.16

SONICMANIA Announce Nia Archives, Hakushi Hasegawa, Shintaro Sakamoto, Arca and More

NiEW 2024.3.22｜23:01

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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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#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Oasis Announces Two-Day Live Show at Tokyo Dome in 2025

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#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Hello Kitty and Kuromi Spin at SPOOKY PUMPKIN 2025 All-Night Halloween Party at Puroland

NiEW 2025.8.1｜15:45

#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Experience Live Music at Hiroshima’s Josenji Temple with Keiichi Sokabe and More

NiEW 2025.8.7｜15:15

#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Sold-Out toe Shows at Ryōgoku Kokugikan to Be Streamed Live for Free

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:30

#MUSIC 2025.10.25

Oasis Japan Tour Adds ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and Otoboke Beaver

NiEW 2025.10.23｜10:40

#MUSIC 2025.10.26

natori Announces First Asia Tour

NiEW 2025.6.5｜14:12

#MUSIC 2025.10.23

Oasis Launches Japan-Only Merchandise Stand Before Upcoming Japan Shows

NiEW 2025.10.22｜14:25

#ART 2025.10.23

Europe-Focused Photography Festival Makes Japan Debut with Tokyo Public Displays

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:13

#ART 2025.10.18

Tokyo Odaiba Triennale 2025: Theme and First Participants Announced

NiEW 2024.11.28｜13:52

#MUSIC 2025.10.18

RADWIMPS Reveal October Album Release and Arena Tour Lineup Including BUMP OF CHICKEN

NiEW 2025.7.3｜12:40

Ichiko Aoba’s “Luminescent Creatures” World Premiere Hits Global Streams Marty McFly’s Style Hits the Streets: “BTTF” x Converse Collab Launches City Hunter Marks 40th Anniversary with Special Exhibition

Hadouken Hits the Menu: Street Fighter Meets McDonald’s Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21 From Drive My Car to the Studio: Toko Miura Unveils “condominium” Tokyo Nomino Ichi ’25 Autumn Set for Showa Kinen Park with Live Music Performances

The fin. Returns After Four Years with New Album Somewhere Between “Naomi Watanabe’s “(20) in Tokyo Dome” Pop-up Launches at Shibuya MIYASHITA PARK KAF Makes Major Label Debut, Announces First Solo Shows in Shanghai and Japan ONE OK ROCK Steps Up for MUFG Stadium Music Blowout

Hiromu Arakawa’s “Yomi no Tsugai” Anime to Premiere in April 2026 KNEECAP Announces First Solo Japan Show at EX Theater Roppongi “Oasis Film & Posters 1994/2025” Brings Remastered Live Concerts and Posters to Japan Hitsujibungaku’s Moeka Shiotsuka’s Signature Guitar Debuts from Fender