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Five years after their first European tour, rock band THE BAWDIES has decided to return to Europe this Spring with an exclusive Dutch show at pop venue De Vorstin in...

Rie Fu's upcoming European tour, which would start on 12th of March, will be postponed after the announcement that the festival Made in Asia (with YouPlay 2020) will take place...

The organisation behind Made in Asia in Belgium sent out an important message for the fans of Asian pop culture. The event will not take place on 13, 14 and...

The organisation behind idol festival Monster Of Dolls announced that they have postponed their upcoming second edition of the music event to 21 November 2020. The original date for the...

Heavy metal band ANTHEM is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year and decided it was time to expand its activities area by participating in several rock festivals abroad, in addition...

Experimental rock band OOIOO will not only perform at the Dutch festival Rewire, but will tour through Europe. The tour, organised by Belmont Bookings, will start on the first of...

The past year was a turbulent year for vocalist Kihiro, known for his work in the bands LOKA, UNDIVIDE and Supe. After pulling the plug on the band LOKA, the...

All-female power metal band Aldious will tour Europe for the first time, starting on 30 September in London. After recruiting their new vocalist R!N, they have planned an international release...

This summer, Japanese pop musician 2& (DOUBLE AND) will return to the United Kingdom for the third time. But this time, she has plans to take a step further with...

Hip hop DJ and music producer DJ KRUSH has planned a European tour, that will start today on 2 March in Lithuania. In total there are 13 shows planned for...

Currently touring through Australia, metalcore band CRYSTAL LAKE thought it was time to share details for their World Tour 2020. All dates from the start of this year can be...

Japanese Print Collection Nihon no hanga in Amsterdam will present a special display of contemporary lacquerware in collaboration with the Japanese crafts centre Echizen. The exhibition, titled Echizen: A New...

It is almost March and that means that the CinemAsia Film Festival will start soon. Earlier it was announced that CinemAsia will officially be opened with the European premiere of...

On 29 February, the V&A will open Europe’s first major exhibition on kimono. The ultimate symbol of Japan, the kimono is often perceived as traditional, timeless and unchanging. Kimono: Kyoto...

In addition to the various existing conventions, markets and fairs in The Netherlands, a new Asian pop culture event is coming to this country. In Belgium, it has been known...

Indie pop duo Heavenstamp will embark on a tour through United Kingdom coming Summer. The tour will start on 23 June and end up at the beginning of July, with...

CinemAsia Film Festival has announced their opening- and closing films for the 2020 edition that will take place from 4 to 8 of March. The organisation has chosen to open...

Thrash metal band SURVIVE will return to Europe for a tour in March. Shows are planned in the United Kingdom, Russia, Latvia and Lithuania, although a few shows are still...

In Spring 2020, the Flanders Architecture Institute is focusing on the link between Japan and Flanders/Brussels. RE-PRACTICE RE-VISIT RE-TURN from architecten de vylder vinck taillieuis the first exhibition of a...

Metal band Crossfaith announced that they will play at Dutch festival Jera On Air, coming Summer. It will be the first time for the five-piece to perform at this alternative...

With the European tour in sight for steampunk metal band FATE GEAR, on the last day of January, the news came that the band had to cancel two shows due...

IBASHO's first exhibition of 2020 is one with Ariko Inaoka and Sean Lotman. Ariko Inaoka and Sean Lotman are wife-husband on a "parallel" course with geographic "crossings" in their photographic...

Until On 24 March 2020, an exhibition with paintings by Beppe Mokuza Signoritti, one of Europe’s foremost masters of Japanese Ink painting, Sumi-e and Zen, will be on display during...

Synthese revealed that the second edition of the event will take place on Friday 13 March. During this event, French composer Olivier Messiaen will be put in a new light....