Japan-related Events

It's no news that post-metal band Asunojokei would be coming to Europe for a number of shows as a support act for experimental band Boris, but with that announcement, the...

In case you missed the news, Church of Misery are currently touring Europe (check here soon to see if you can still see them live somewhere). When they announced their...

After ONE OK ROCK joined Muse on their North America tour last February for a part of the tour, it was announced that they will also be opening the European...

Singer-songwriter MION has planned a European tour and shared the first dates for May 2023. In the last year, the singer-songwriter has focused on shows in the United Kingdom as...

A lot has happened for BABYMETAL in a short time, but it has only been good news for the fans worldwide. The kawaii metal band recently returned from a break...

From 13 May, Amsterdam's Galerie de Stoker will present a retrospective by self-taught visual artist and Japanologist Philo Ouweleen, exploring the versatility of art on paper and the stories of...

After the confirmation that they will perform at Primavera Sound in Barcelona (on 1 June) and in Madrid (8 June), the three ladies, Ayano Omoto (Nocchi), Yuka Kashino (Kashiyuka) and...

Following up their past tour through the United Kingdom, self-produced melodic metal and electronicore band Esprit D'Air planned a new tour. This one is bigger than the previous tours and...

After their tour of Europe last year, it seems melodic metalcore group Sable Hills are interested in heading back. The band has confirmed that they will return to Wacken Open...

Rock trio Boris will be heading out to Europe for an extensive tour coming April, May, and June for a Heavy Rock Breakfast, which is the title for their first...

Rock band RADWIMPS will embark on a European tour coming May. The tour is powered by Crunchyroll and consists of five dates in the United Kingdom, Spain, France and Germany....

Amid all the positive festival and tour announcements from Japanese bands and artists, some not-so-nice news suddenly arrived for fans of heavy metal veterans LOUDNESS. After three postponements of the...

We know her as risu, r_i_s_u and RIS, but these days the Tokyo-based singer-songwriter, guitarist and entertainment has renamed her solo project RIS-707, though she is still RIS herself, the...

Singer-songwriter Nana Kitade will return to Europe in April for a tour, after more than 10 years, to celebrate her 20-year career. Before she will perform in Europe, she will...

This may be seen as a reminder, given we already wrote about Otoboke Beaver's SUPER CHAMPON Tour's postponed club shows from 2022 to this year, but given that a number...

BABYBEARD, the pop-metal idol group that got introduced in the spring of 2021, will go to Switzerland to perform at the pop culture event Polymanga. The 2023 edition of Polymanga...

The fifteenth edition of CinemAsia in Amsterdam is approaching, so it is just as well to highlight the Japanese focus of this film festival. The film festival is scheduled for...

After a succesful European tour in 2022, hardcore/death metal band Kruelty will return to promote their new album Untopia. The 23-date tour will take place in April and May and...

In addition to various summer music festivals announcing which artists will perform, several anime conventions set to take place this summer are also working hard with rounding up a musical...

The reggae punk band SiM will soon make their live debut in the United Kingdom with two shows in June. The four-piece will perform at Download Festival and has a...

Harajuku Pop Princess Kyary Pamyu Pamyu will finally return to Europe for a couple of shows, in early June, which is part of an upcoming world tour. After cancelling the...

Art punk psychedelic rock band TsuShiMaMiRe (つしまみれ) will return to Europe for a couple of shows in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, San Marino, and the United Kingdom. Like last year, the...

They are 'back from the grave', after roughly four years doom metal band Church of Misery will return to Europe for a tour. Last summer they have announced a new...

It's been a while since we wrote about happy rock 'n' roll band THE TOMBOYS, but some fun news emerged recently when the four-piece band surprised fans with an announcement...