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#MUSIC 2025.8.22

Iconic Enka Singer Sachiko Kobayashi to Spin One-Night-Only DJ Set

2025.7.3｜13:02

#MUSIC 2025.5.5

New Event Kicks Off at ZEROTOKYO with PUNPEE, GREEN ASSASSIN DOLLAR, and More

NiEW 2025.4.2｜11:22

#MUSIC 2025.1.25

ZEROTOKYO Hosts “GOLD DISC” with Rising Stars PAS TASTA and More

NiEW 2025.1.14｜17:34

#MUSIC 2024.3.23

Takkyu Ishino, Shinichi Osawa, KEN ISHII, and Yoshinori Sunahara to Headline SOUNDGATE

NiEW 2024.3.13｜14:45

Reviewing Works of Floating Points and Paula Tape in Anticipation of ZEROTOKYO’s Countdown Event

NiEW 2023.12.26｜10:36

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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 2026.2.19

PinkPantheress Celebrates Japan Debut with Four Day Tokyo Pop Up

NiEW 2026.2.19｜11:02

#MOVIE 2026.2.20

Cannes Winner “Sentimental Value” to Hit Japanese Theaters Joachim Trier’s Latest Film

NiEW 2025.11.14｜16:19

#MOVIE 2026.2.21

Evangelion Marks 30 Years with Special Event at Yokohama Arena

NiEW 2025.10.2｜17:14

#STAGE 2026.2.23

Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance

NiEW 2025.11.26｜18:33

#MUSIC 2026.2.24

Korean Artist Parannoul Joins New ”QUATTRO Alternative” Series for First-Ever Japan Show

NiEW 2026.1.29｜10:55

#MUSIC 2026.2.18

Wet Leg Announce Japan Tour for February 2026 with Second Album in Tow

NiEW 2025.7.17｜10:02

#MUSIC 2026.2.16

Mac DeMarco Announces Japan Tour for February 2026

NiEW 2025.6.26｜17:29

#MUSIC 2026.2.16

Mac DeMarco Adds Extra Japan Tour Dates

NiEW 2025.8.7｜14:58

Tate Britain Brings 1990s UK Art Retrospective to Tokyo

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:17

#MUSIC 2026.2.7

Vaundy Announces Major Dome Tour, Breaks Record as Youngest Solo Artist to Headline

NiEW 2025.3.4｜17:37

Vermeer’s ”Girl with a Pearl Earring” Comes to Osaka for a Rare Limited Time Exhibition Thundercat Announces New Album ”Distracted” and Four-Date Japan Tour This May 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

Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Ghost in the Shell Celebrates 30 Years With Major Tokyo Exhibition 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