Japan-related Events

All-female power metal band Aldious were planning to tour Europe for the first time starting at the end of September, but that tour will be postponed. The good news with...

On 6 and 9 August 2020, it will be exactly 75 years since the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit by atomic bombs. Japan Museum SieboldHuis in Leiden will...

Bad news for those looking forward to the rescheduled edition of Made in Asia in Brussels, scheduled for September of this year, as this edition will be cancelled. The organisation...

Girl band SCANDAL announced that they have decided to postpone the tour dates planned in Europe and North America as part of the Kiss From The Darkness World Tour. The...

If you have watched the live stream of BRIDEAR last weekend, where they performed on stage in the early morning, you already know what exactly was announced by the metal...

French metal festival Hellfest Open Air has announced the line-up for the 2021 edition. The festival had to postpone their 15th-anniversary edition earlier this year after the French authorities made...

After uploading their whole discography on YouTube for a certain period and a collaboration with creators to produce official (music) videos, psychedelic rockers Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso...

The organisation behind the film festival CAMERA JAPAN came with good news for the lovers of Japanese film: there will be a physical edition in 2020. The event will take...

Instrumental rock band MONO confirmed a new European tour. They will return to Europe in March and April 2021. The tour will start in Norway on 18 March and ends...

While the organisation behind the German convention Connichi had initally announced that they would skip the year 2020 and concentrate on a physical event in 2021, it is now known...

Due to the ongoing situation around COVID-19 and the nationwide ban on large events in Germany, until at least the end of October, the convention MAG in Erfurt will not...

The men of Visual Kei metal band DEVILOOF would probably have thought that if they could not present themselves to the European public in physical form, then in online form....

While several venues in Kobe are preparing for another edition of Live House Judgement in KOBE, in another city not far away from it, Osaka, there will be two special...

Indie-pop duo Heavenstamp had planned to return to the United Kingdom this Summer for a tour, but it is now clear that this tour will not take place and will...

In March, the organisation of HYPER JAPAN announced that they would postpone HYPER JAPAN Festival to a later date, the expectation was later in 2020. In the meantime, it has...

The Belgian gallery IBASHO will open a new exhibition with the title Wabi Sabi. According to the gallery, it is an invitation to explore the elements of wabi sabi in...

The first edition of the Japan-related festival KeiMania in Germany has been postponed to 2021. The organisation shared a message on their social media about the postponement: "The health of...

While the activities of rock band ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D were suspended indefinitely in 2019, the band recently announced that they will hold a special live stream with all the band...

Japanese rock band BACK-ON – known to international fans for creating themesongs for the anime series Gundam Build Fighters, Eyeshield 21, and Fairy Tail – will perform a special live...

No luck for those waiting to visit the first edition of the Dutch edition of Heroes Made in Asia. Originally planned for 23 and 24 May of 2020, the event...

Swedish gaming and cosplay festival NärCon Sommar announced that they have to postpone the 2020 edition until next year due to the current situation around COVID-19 and the take measures...

Belgian agency and tour organisation HIGHFeeL mobilised a number of Japanese musicians and bands who will fill an hour with music during AnimeCon @ Home. From the famous names like...

After the decisions of the Belgium government to cancel all events in Belgium until the end of August 2020, it was clear that Summer Geek Festival could not take place...

The four ladies from SCANDAL announced that they had to cancel the Japanese shows that are part of their World Tour 2020 because of the current situation of COVID-19 and...