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Summer Sonic 2024 Unveils First Lineup with Måneskin, BMTH, AURORA, and More

NiEW 2024.2.22｜10:48

Music Festival: Present and Future – Insights from Music Sociologist Junichi Nagai

Tsubasa Yokobori 2024.1.11｜15:59

Romy and THSA at “Fuji Rock”. Summer festival dance acts and 90’s revival

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#MUSIC 2023.8.19

amazarashi, Kitanitatsuya, KANGDANIEL, and others announced as the 5th artist lineup for “SUMMER SONIC”

NiEW 2023.4.19｜19:48

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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 2026.5.17

Japan’s Hottest Acts Head to LA for “Zipangu” Festival 2026

NiEW 2025.11.26｜18:23

#MUSIC 2026.5.18

Deftones Return to Japan for First Headline Shows in 15 Years

NiEW 2026.2.20｜16:24

#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

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17

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

NiEW 2025.5.2｜19:04

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

URBAN RESEARCH x A24 Launch Marty Supreme Collection in Japan Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition Live-Action Look Back From Hirokazu Koreeda Lands International Distribution

Hitsujibungaku Announce First Nationwide Hall Tour for 2026 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Fujii Kaze Leads Japan Launch of adidas Originals’ SUPERSTAR Campaign toe Announces October Shows in Osaka and Tokyo

JENNIE’s SUMMER SONIC 2026 Performance Dates Confirmed ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Shunji Iwai Exhibition Announced for Tokyo in 2027