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In a large group exhibition on the cat theme, IBASHO will exhibit works by photographers already connected to IBASHO, such as Mika Horie, Hiromi Kakimoto, Yoshinori Mizutani, Naoyuki Ogino, Kumi...

English soprano Sarah Brightman has invited YOSHIKI to perform on the stage of London’s famed Royal Albert Hall on Monday 11 November 2019, for the final concert of her HYMN...

To promote her latest release, the album titled qp, the young musician Ichiko Aoba will tour Europe. The tour starts today, on the 21st of May in Iceland. The album...

After announcing several Summer shows, mostly at festivals, Instrumental rock band MONO announced that they are not only come back to Europe in the Summer but also in the Winter....

Not many people know that the basis of AVO Magazine is a Dutch language forum about Japan-related topics. AVO Forum started out on 16 May 2003, which makes it today...

Earlier today, the gothic rock band SOUNDWITCH dropped a new song that is available for free for all who are interested. The song that can be downloaded through the SoundCloud...

Hyper-experimental, psychedelic duo NANI∞GURU will tour the mainland of Europe and the United Kingdom starting at the end of May. The tour will start at Raw Power Festival, where other...

Metalcore band FAKE ISLAND announced that they will tour Europe for the first time. The tour is planned at the end of August, but the exact tour dates will be...

Krautrock band Minami Deutsch (南ドイツ) will embark on a European tour this Summer! It has been a year that the band was touring extensively through Europe. This time it will...

The 12th edition of the Japan Market in Leiden, organised by Japan Museum SieboldHuis, will take place on Sunday 9 June 2019. We have to wait for another month and...

Earlier, composer, vocalist and designer SATSUKI announced to tour Europe in June. The tour dates are finally announced and they are a mix of one-man shows and shows at events,...

Oi! band ANGER FLARES will tour the United Kingdom at the end of July. The 2019 tour will end at REBELLION FESTIVAL in Blackpool. This is an independent punk and...

After several festival announcements that are planned for coming June in Europe, the metalcore band coldrain announced a couple of headliner shows in Europe. coldrain will perform in Germany, The...

After the announcement of MYTH & ROID as the main act of AnimeCon 2019, the organisation announced another main act for the 2019 edition: Producer and DJ TeddyLoid. His performance...

For the first time in years, there is again a not (entirely) traditional Japanese music group on the main stage of the 18th edition of Japan Day in Düsseldorf. Not...

Instrumental rock band MONO are currently touring Europe and after that travel to the United States for an extensive tour, the band will return to Europe for a few shows...

At the beginning of this year, the all-girl rock band BAND-MAID announced that they will tour the world in 2019. The world tour is titled gekidou (激動, turbulence), the band will...

Indie-pop/shoegaze band Taffy announced a tour through the United Kingdom for July. This announcement was in addition of the comeback single She & She and the notice of the forthcoming...

From today, the Rijksmuseum is showing a selection of Japanese prints on the theme of the Kabuki theatre from a donation from the Herwig-Kempers couple. Henk Herwig and Arendie Herwig-Kempers...

BABYMETAL announced a special show in the United Kingdom at O2 Brixton Academy in London. The show will take place on Tuesday 2 July. This performance will be supported by...

Metalcore band coldrain will perform at the 2019-edition of Dutch festival Pinkpop, on Monday 10 June. It will be the 50th anniversary of the oldest and most famous pop festival...

The organisation behind AnimeCon, J-POP Foundation, announced the main act of the 2019 edition: the music unit MYTH & ROID. The convention has indicated to reveal more surprises in the near...

The British Museum will present the largest exhibition of manga ever held outside of Japan. A multi-billion-pound business that embraces anime and gaming, manga are a global phenomenon and have...

Under the name European Inquisition, the ultra-dark idol unit NECRONOMIDOL will return to Europe for their most ambitious tour yet. Across 8 countries, NECRONOMIDOL will take the stage at both HYPER...