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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...

The Kyoto-based singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba will be returning for another European tour, as part of her Saison Des Fleurs Tour 2023 coming spring. Some European shows were previously confirmed, but...

2022 was a good year for the three-piece instrumental rock formation The Shamisenists, consisting of two shamisen players and one drummer. In the summer, they were in France for a...

Osaka-based Violent Magic Orchestra (VMO in short) will be in Europe for a tour in February. It will be the first time in more than three years that the group...

Chinese-Japanese-American rapper, songwriter, and artist Lil Mariko will tour Europe in February. Compared to last year, the tour will be a bit shorter in duration, but she will still perform...

The Tokyo-based instrumental rock band MONO will soon be touring Europe, showing no signs of slowing down. The tour is titled Pilgrimage of the Soul again and is scheduled for...

It has been a while since we wrote about the singer-songwriter, poetry rapper and producer Haru Nemuri, but she has been tremendously busy over the past few years. From a...

It seems that the pop-rock band Vaiwatt are slowly conquering Europe. As recently as 2021, the duo performed in Turkey for a Halloween show. Last year, the duo could still...

Coming March, Tokyo-based cyberpunk band PSYDOLL will return to the United Kingdom for a tour. The tour is titled Spark Tour and consists of 8 shows, starting on 17 March...

It's about to happen at last, steampunk power metal band FATE GEAR scheduled a European tour for this upcoming summer after they had to postpone it last year. The upcoming...

After ultra-dark idol group NECRONOMIDOL's activities were put on the back burner following the departure of almost all group members, except for Himari Tsukishiro, the focus has been put on...

With the start of the new year just ushered in, melodic hardcore and skatepunk band STONE LEEK announced that a European tour is planned for spring 2023. The news was...

It's getting colder and in some places, there's even been some snow already. The perfect time to snuggle up inside with a blanket and watch some anime. So grab some...

Bandcamp Friday returned last September for several months and we have now landed in seemingly the very last edition today, 2 December. Whether it will stop here, we don't know...

Another YouTube Music Weekend is coming up, a weekend full of Japanese music, organised by YouTube Japan and now supported by au. Over three days, from Friday 25 November to...

Japan's borders have been open to everyone for a while now, but that doesn't mean the folks staying at home won't have the opportunity to watch live concerts through streaming,...

With the news that Bandcamp Friday returned in September, we arrived in November for the next edition. After today’s Bandcamp Friday (4 November), it will end on the 2nd of...