Japan-related Events

Due to the current situation of uncertainty, the organisation behind the Spanish convention Japan Weekend decided to organise an online edition of the well known Japan Weekend editions. The event...

The German convention Connichi is another major event that has had to inform both its visitors and partners that they have been forced to cancel the 2020 edition. After the...

The organisation behind Viencon, a cosplay-focused convention that takes place at Centerparcs de Limburgse Peel in The Netherlands, has announced that the 2020 edition will get postponed to 2021. It...

Art Punk Psychedelic Rock trio TsuShiMaMiRe (つしまみれ) recently announced their European tour for June a few weeks ago, but earlier today they shared the conclusion that this tour can't go...

As a result of the extension of the ban on events (with a permit) until 1 September, the organiser Duh-Events of the biggest outdoor gaming event was been forced to...

Following their sold-out shows at The Underworld Camden and Boston Music Room in 2018, Japanese electronic rock/metal band Esprit D'Air will be back in London to perform a special 10th-anniversary...

The organisation behind Abunai! has announced that they have to postpone the 2020 edition, with the theme The Good, The Bad and the Cheeky, to next year. The Dutch government...

Nishicon’s theme (Bizarre Adventure) is still very suited with what’s going on for the convention. The 2020-edition of the convention was originally planned on 2 and 3 May in Theater...

The first European tour of Visual Kei metal band DEVILOOF was actually planned to start in a couple of days, but due to the current situation around COVID-19 pandemic, it...

With the decision of the German government to ban mass gatherings until the end of August of this year, it means not only for prominent festival Wacken Open Air that...

More and more news gets shared about the upcoming Summer, especially if we focus on the festival season. With several festivals being cancelled and postponed where Japanese musicians were supposed...

Graspop Metal Meeting will not have a 2020 edition, since the Belgian government decided to put a ban on large gatherings until the first of September. The metal festival was...

Following the decision of the French government to extend restrictions on large gatherings until mid-July due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been announced that Japan Expo Paris will skip...

There will be no Hellfest this year, a sad message the organisation shared earlier today in an extensive statement on their website. The French authorities made a decision, due to...

"There will be no Roskilde Festival this Summer." This is how the broken-hearted message started from the Danish festival that would take place at the end of June and the...

The 2020 edition of Nippon Connection Film Festival, which also would be the 20th edition of the festival dedicated to Japanese films, will have a virtual edition. The decision was...

Sad news for the fans who were waiting to enjoy another edition of Desertfest in Berlin or London or maybe both, these editions are cancelled according to the announcements of...

AnimeCon Classic will not take place in June 2020, but in September 2021. That is what the organisation behind AnimeCon, J-POP Foundation, stated in an announcement that was shared yesterday....

It is a difficult situation right now, because of the COVID-19 pandemic a lot of events are uncertain, got postponed or even cancelled. Lately, AVO Magazine has been publishing a...

Nishicon's theme (Bizarre Adventure) may be suited with what's going on at the convention. The 2020-edition of the convention was planned on 2 and 3 May in Theater Hotel Almelo,...

Just like every year, Japan Museum SieboldHuis was planning to organise a new edition of the Japan Market on the Rapenburg in Leiden. For many Japan lovers it is a...

Thrash metal band SURVIVE was planning to return to Europe this month, to promote their latest album Immortal Warriors. Since the current situation around COVID-19, it has been decided that...

While we have been waiting for all the dates for the upcoming European tour of rock band THE BAWDIES after the announcement of the exclusive Dutch show in De Vorstin,...

The organisation of MONO JAPAN, a fair about contemporary Japanese craft and design, announced that they will hold their fifth edition of the event in 2021. Originally the event was...