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Originally, J-POP Foundation's AnimeCon Classic would take place in the first weekend of June. Since the classic edition got postponed and the regular edition of AnimeCon being planned for next...

In addition to uploading their whole discography on Youtube for a certain period, Acid Mothers Temple discovered that they have never made any official promotion video in the twenty years...

After all the cancellations and postponements of several big events in Germany, such as Connichi and Wacken Open Air, it may not come as a surprise that the 2020 edition...

The Danish convention J-Popcon announced their postponement for their 2020 edition, that was planned for May 2020. The convention will now take place from 19 to 21 February 2021. According...

The Jpop Double Trouble Tour that was planned for Europe in July with pop musicians 2& (DOUBLE AND) and Mariko Takei is postponed. This was announced by tour organisation Orion...

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...

In March, a special collaboration got announced through the website of Japanese Film Festival Magazine to bring everybody a step closer to the world of Japanese cinema. With the new...

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...

Japanese rock band URBANGARDE will release their first-ever authorised biography on 27 April. Polkadot Autobiography – URBANGARDE Chronicle will cover the early years of the band's formation by bandleader/vocalist Temma...

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...

Dutch theatres, concert halls, pop venues, event and sports organisers, museums and festivals jointly ask visitors to keep their tickets in order to support the cultural sector. The sector has...

"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...