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Do you want to practice your Japanese and do some good by supporting people through collecting bowls of rice? You can do so through the Freerice game of the United...

Did you miss the first episode of HYPER JAPAN TV in 2021? Don't worry, the video from the live stream can still be found! What is it all about? In...

The flamboyant singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer KAMIJO is currently unable to tour the world, something he has done before a few times, so he has decided to do this...

BAND-MAID, the internationally popular Japanese rock band with a maid motif (and still achieving world domination), recently released their fourth album with the title Unseen World on the 13th of...

The three-piece heliotrope will celebrate the 10th-anniversary of the band with a live performance in front of a small audience and through live broadcasting 'to the world', as the band...

Even though this project only started in the summer of 2020 and not at the start of the new year - after so many weeks of presenting new music videos...

On Wednesday 6th of January, there will be a new edition of HYPER JAPAN TV with Japanese music as the theme. During this live broadcast, HYPER JAPAN will share an...

Missing Japan? With the current ongoing situation in mind, it might be taking a while before we will be able to visit the Land of Cherry Blossoms (again). But there...

All-female power metal band Aldious were planning to tour Europe for the first time starting at the end of September of this year, this got postponed to March 2021 due...

Missing Japan? With the current ongoing situation in mind, it might be taking a while before we will be able to visit the Land of Cherry Blossoms (again). But there...

Since performing on stage is not yet possible for Japanese theatrical group Japone Artists, they have decided to reach and engage with their audience via social media channels by means...

The Danish convention J-Popcon has announced that it will move the 2021 edition of the convention until later in the year, which will be October. Originally it was moved from...

Winter is coming and due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and all the restrictions in place, we’re all spending a little more time inside than usual, for a good cause....

Mangamo, the manga subscription app that gives readers unlimited access to hundreds of titles from multiple publishers while supporting creators, has answered the request of manga fans around the world...

If your band is called THE NOVEMBERS, then the month of November should mean something. Normally this indie rock band will do their annual gig on the 11th of this...

Girl band SCANDAL have announced new dates for their postponed European shows, which were originally scheduled for September this year. The shows were postponed due to the current situation of...

You are invited to something fun! Get Your Genki is totally not an unfamiliar name. We interviewed the label owner, Christian, in 2019, to talk about the start of the...

From 8 to 10 January 2021 Stichting Berg & van Dalen presents the exhibition Edo Sanpu 2020 at Zone2Source (The Glass House) Amstelpark in the city of Amsterdam. Edo Sanpu...

The hybrid event of Le Guess Who?, named ON/OFF is now only an online programme. The OFF programming, that would take place offline, has been cancelled due to the new...

It’s that time of year again, Halloween. Cold long October days, dark weather, stuck at home and lots of spooky things you can watch and listen to! Of course, you...

Tokyo International Music Market (TIMM) will present its annual music showcase from 4 until 6 November 2020. The three-day event will be livestreamed for music fans worldwide via TIMM's official...

Composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto decided the date for his final concert of 2020. Titled Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano 12122020, the performance is planned for 12 December 2020. In...

After a successful online live concert in August of this year, post-rock band The;Cutlery will be planning to do this once again on YouTube and Twitcasting in November. The stream...

Visual Kei band NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST have had a rather turbulent time. With various changes of band members in a short period of time, which caused a bit of a crisis...