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#MUSIC 2026.4.13

DYGL Announce “Crossing 2026” With Texas 3000, ZAZEN BOYS, kanekoayano, and More

NiEW 2026.1.8｜11:43

ZAZEN BOYS Releases Complete Box Set of Their Historic Budokan Performance

NiEW 2024.10.29｜19:33

#MUSIC 2024.10.27

ZAZEN BOYS Announce Debut Nippon Budokan Show Estimated Over Three Hour Set

2024.5.27｜16:06

#MUSIC 2024.4.5

ZAZEN BOYS Released the Lead Track”永遠少女” from their First Album in 12 years with the Music Video

NiEW 2023.12.22｜13:44

ZAZEN BOYS Returns with First Album in 12 Years “Rando”

NiEW 2023.11.6｜22:39

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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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Ghost in the Shell Marks 30 Years with First-Ever Large-Scale Exhibition

NiEW 2025.7.24｜09:50

#MUSIC 2026.1.30

Universal Studios Japan Unveils Limited-Time “CLUB ZEDD REMIX” Coaster

NiEW 2025.11.14｜16:32

#MUSIC 2026.1.30

NiEW Kicks Off 2026 With Free Shibuya Event Featuring Suiheisen, Tadequi, rubens & UlulU

NiEW 2025.11.28｜12:27

#MUSIC 2026.2.3

my bloody valentine Adds Extra Shows in Tokyo and Osaka

NiEW 2025.6.5｜15:26

#MUSIC 2026.2.4

my bloody valentine to Return to Japan in February 2026

NiEW 2025.4.24｜14:51

#MUSIC 2026.2.4

Autechre Returns to Japan After Two Years with Immersive Pitch Black LIVE Show

NiEW 2025.6.26｜13:06

#MUSIC 2026.1.24

Helsinki Lambda Club’s Kaoru Hashimoto Announces Intimate 5-City Solo Tour

NiEW 2025.11.21｜17:06

#MUSIC 2026.1.24

Pioneering Japanese idol Kyōko Koizumi to Embark on 2026 Nationwide Hall Tour KK60

NiEW 2025.10.2｜11:25

#MUSIC 2026.1.21

Lady Gaga Confirms Japan Tour with Dome Shows for New Album MAYHEM

NiEW 2025.6.10｜17:29

#MUSIC 2026.1.16

Lady Gaga’s “MAYHEM” Pop-Up Store Lands in Osaka and Tokyo

NiEW 2026.1.22｜16:07

Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition Lady Gaga’s “MAYHEM” Pop-Up Store Lands in Osaka and Tokyo Step Inside “Squid Game”: Immersive Experience Opens in Shibuya Jan 2026 LiSA Marks Her 15th Anniversary With a New Album and Major 2026 Asia Tour

XG Takes Over SHIBUYA TSUTAYA With “THE CORE” Pop-Up Shop Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Fujii Kaze Announces Paper-Sleeve Reissues of His First Two Albums and Cover LP Ichiko Aoba Marks 15 Years With Live Album, Film, and 2026 NHK Hall Show

YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 DYGL Announce “Crossing 2026” With Texas 3000, ZAZEN BOYS, kanekoayano, and More Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Takeshi Kitano’s Battle Royale Turns 25 and Debuts Legendary Tracksuit Collection

ULTRAMAN EXHIBITION Brings Six Decades of Heroes to Osaka, Fukuoka, and Yokohama in 2026 Fujii Kaze Announces Japan Arena Dates Ahead of Global Prema World Tour BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026 Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda