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Japanese Events: Music

Minami Deutsch to return to Europe for mini-tour with Tschaikowsky & Kann

16 April 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: THE LET’S GO’s at The Night Owl in Birmingham

14 April 2026

Japanese Events: Music

MONO unveil 13th album and part 1 of world tour, including stops in Europe

13 April 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: ASP at The Underworld in London (UK Tour Final)

31 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke kick off European tour at Rewire Festival 2026

28 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Future Sound Lovers on tour in Germany with five dates

25 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Melt-Banana to bring SLinGShot tour to mainland Europe following a stint on the US West Coast

22 March 2026

Japanese Events: Music

Broken By The Scream to return to Europe for ‘Screaming Rebellion’ summer tour

15 March 2026

Reviews

Photo of the four-piece alternative metal band Esprit D'Air standing side by side against a background featuring a large clockwork mechanism with gears, cogs, and springs, in golden/metallic tones. All members are dressed in dark clothing and standing in what seems to be an old clock tower. The same location and imagery can be seen in the music video for "Shadow of Time", which is produced by Mind Art Visual.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Esprit D’Air – Aeons (Album)

19 January 2026

'I'm hungry !!' album cover, where one of the band members of Moja is eating a cheeseburger.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Moja – I’m hungry !! (Album)

27 December 2025

Cover art for 'Dreaming Japanese' with a monochrome photo of Marty Friedman with long curly hair. Part of his face was painted in a kabuki theatre style, using the colours white, red and black. One of the photos of the same session has been used for Friedman's eighth studio album 'Tokyo Jukebox' (2009). Cover art by Jim Villaflores

Book Reviews

Book Review: Dreaming Japanese by Marty Friedman with Jon Wiederhorn

6 December 2025

over art for Hitsujibungaku’s new album 'Don’t Laugh It Off'. It shows a serene beach scene at sunset with two members of the alternative rock band from Japan.

Music Reviews

Music Review: Hitsujibungaku – Don’t Laugh It Off (Album)

21 October 2025

The photo shows a five members of the visual kei band Matenrou Opera. They are standing together closely, all dressed in black outfits. The background is also dark and it appears that there is a presence of bokeh.

Music Reviews

Music (Video) Review: 摩天楼オペラ (Matenrou Opera) – AGONY

2 September 2025

The photo features the three men of the band Hebi Katana standing in a Japanese traditional room in natural lighting. They are standing close together and are all wearing dark-coloured clothing. Photo by Hiromi Furukawa

Music Reviews

Music Review: Hebi Katana – Imperfection (Album)

9 August 2025

Musical Snack

Musical snack: A throwback to ICHION’s concert at Brussels’ Boom Café

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 June 2023

Musical Snack

Musical Snack: Vaiwatt at Ruby Room Shibuya

by Francisca/Seraphinne

29 May 2023

Musical Snack

Musical Snack: cali≠gari’s 30th-Anniversary Celebration Kicked Off With Live Footage Throwbacks

by Francisca/Seraphinne

30 April 2023

Curtain-raiser

What has 10 years of PLASTICZOOMS brought us?

by Francisca/Seraphinne

23 February 2017

Curtain-raiser

In The Spotlight: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu

by Charles van Vessem

17 March 2015

Curtain-raiser

The mystery behind u crack irigaru

by Francisca/Seraphinne

1 June 2021

Concert- and festival news

The photo features the four men of krautrock band Minami Deutsch. They are standing next to each other against a painted wall somewhere outside (in the United States), dressed casually. Most of them are wearing sunglasses as it is sunny weather. Photo by Tyler Loring @/everwavecreative on Instagram

Japanese Events: Music

Minami Deutsch to return to Europe for mini-tour with Tschaikowsky & Kann

16 April 2026

Band photo of MONO standing near each other with their faces directed to the camera lens. Some of them are smiling. The photo is dark in colour, given that all members are wearing black clothing, have dark hair, and are standing in front of a dark background, and yet it is not a black-and-white photo. © MONO

Japanese Events: Music

MONO unveil 13th album and part 1 of world tour, including stops in Europe

13 April 2026

Jim O’Rourke and Eiko Ishibashi are standing together in front of a colourful closed shutter that is decorated with wings. They are positioned in such a way that it looks as though they both have wings. Eiko Ishibashi is dressed in black and is smoking, whilst Jim O’Rourke is wearing a black shirt, jeans, an ochre-yellow jacket and a green scarf with white dots. Photography by Mathieu Amalric

Japanese Events: Music

Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke kick off European tour at Rewire Festival 2026

28 March 2026

A live photo of Future Sound Lovers performing on a stage with lasers and LED lights. Kyra, the vocalist, is standing on the left and dressed in white clothing. Akira is standing on the right performing on his instrument behind a table.

Japanese Events: Music

Future Sound Lovers on tour in Germany with five dates

25 March 2026

The photo features the two members of Melt-Banana posing for a photo. The background is white. Yako is kneeling with her left leg on the ground, while she is showing her right leg, pointing her shoe towards the camera. She is wearing a white shirt, black pants and shoes. The second person in the photo is guitarist Agata, fully dressed in black clothing and white mask on his face. He is standing next to Yako.

Japanese Events: Music

Melt-Banana to bring SLinGShot tour to mainland Europe following a stint on the US West Coast

22 March 2026

The photo features the four members of Broken By The Scream posing while standing near each other against a light background. They are wearing coordinating costumes in the colours blue with white and black elements, each having a unique hairstyle. © Broken By The Scream / Metal Blade Records

Japanese Events: Music

Broken By The Scream to return to Europe for ‘Screaming Rebellion’ summer tour

15 March 2026

Musicians

Interview with DEVILOOF: “With ‘Inshu’ we found the path we should take”

by 夢 (Yume)

10 November 2025

Musicians

Interview: A chat with Jean-Ken Johnny about 15 years of MAN WITH A MISSION and upcoming European tour

29 September 2025

Musicians

Interview: Wednesday Campanella on “Summer Time Ghost”, performing in Asia and upcoming shows in Europe

21 July 2025

Musicians

Interview: How Nao Yoshioka is conquering the world with soulful sounds

17 July 2025

Live Reports

The three-piece THE LET’S GO’s in the middle of a performance at New Cross Inn in London. The guitarist and vocalist COCO is in front playing her guitar and interacting with the crowd. On the left, a bit of the audience is visible, partly enjoying the show and partly filming the show. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: THE LET’S GO’s at The Night Owl in Birmingham

14 April 2026

Live photo of the idol group ASP on stage, in the middle of performing a song. The stage is brightly lit with red and blue lights. They have their right arms raised while singing. The members are dressed in leather(-like) clothing, giving the idea that it is inspired by motor clothing. The clothing is mostly black but differently decorated, with red and blue stripes, white stars in different sizes, and other symbols or words. Some of them are fully dressed like that, while others have extra additions, like a tartan-style skirt. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens)

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: ASP at The Underworld in London (UK Tour Final)

31 March 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: Verde/ x Takeru at The Underworld in London — The Light And The Dark

11 March 2026

A black and white photograph that captured the energetic live performance of MIKABOMB at The Fox And Newt in Leeds. In the photo three musicians are visible, all playing their (bass) guitars. At the forefront is Mel Roxy with a head and Mika Handa on the right side, both facing the audience. Photography by JJ Grant (wonderlens) on behalf of AVO Magazine.

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: MIKABOMB Explode Across The United Kingdom

18 February 2026

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: FUKURO at The Underworld in London

31 December 2025

Reports: Japanese Music Events

Live Report: NANO at The Underworld — Ready…Set…NANO!

10 October 2025

AVO J-Rock Festival: Thank you!

19 August 2013

Random Staff Picks

Text of "Bandcamp Friday" and "Suggestions May 2022" on top of a radio, edited in a way that there was a glitch. The result is that there are more radio's in the image. With added filters it is made colourful with the added colours of red, blue and green and mixes of that.

Japanese Music News

Five Japanese artists and labels to support during Bandcamp Friday (May 2022)

5 May 2022

Random Review

Kyoto Garden (Holland Park, London) | Photo by Henry Kellner via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Other Reviews

A walk in the Japanese Garden: Kyoto Garden (Holland Park, London)

4 July 2022

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