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MAN WITH A MISSION will go back to the United Kingdom in February 2018. The rock band will be the support act for the English rock band Don Broco. The band...

Damnably announced three exclusive UK dates for Otoboke Beaver (おとぼけビ～バ～). the band will perform with the Korean band Say Sue Me. The dates are planned in April 2018 and the...

Mikaru will be back in Europe with his project G.L.A.M.S. His visit to Europe is planned in March 2018 and consists of a performance at the Belgian convention Made in Asia....

2017 is almost over and we can get ready for an interesting season of anime series. There are a few series leftover from fall, but there are plenty of new...

As part of Jacob Bannon’s curation, stoner/doom band GREENMACHiNE will reunite and perform their D.A.M.N. album in its entirety at Roadburn Festival 2018. The album got originally released in 1995,...

Roadburn Festival will host The Japanese Psych Experience during the 2018-edition, that will take place from April 19 till April 22 in Tilburg. The bands that will perform during this...

Graspop Metal Meeting announced 25 new names to their already big line-up for the upcoming 2018-edition. Crossfaith is on the list, next to interesting names as Volbeat, Marilyn Manson, Hollywood...

Bad news for the fans waiting to see Dhidalah live in Europe the coming days. The experimental Space Heavy Rock band wasn't able to leave Japan and can't start their...

Good news for those who missed out on Boris during their European tour, last Summer, the band will be back to Europe in February and March 2018. The band will...

Between 8 December 2017 and 27 May 2018, ‘Masked Warriors. Battle Stage of the Samurai’ will be on view at Japan Museum SieboldHuis. The focal points in this splendid exhibition...

Download Festival in the United Kingdom has announced a new batch of names that will perform at the 2018-edition of the festival. The festival is planned in June, from the...

IBASHO presents the exhibition VIVO, a group show with work by the founders of the Japanese photographer’s collective VIVO, Shomei Tomatsu, Eikoh Hosoe, Ikko Narahara, Kikuji Kawada, Akira Sato and...

On Wednesday, November 29th it will be the last Japan Open Café for 2017. The location is Koorenhuis in The Hague and the topic will be about the implications of...

On Sunday November 19 the band LOKA, currently on a European tour, got robbed in Paris. LOKA would perform on that day in the French city and was in Nantes...

It is almost time for the Christmas edition of HYPER JAPAN. From November 24 till 26 the location Tobacco Dock in London will be the place for Japan lovers! Here...

Two interesting acts from Japan will perform at The Underworld in Camden for one night on Monday, November 27. The rare showcase will feature sets from metal heroines LOVEBITES, whose...

In April 2017, the duo FEMM was in the United Kingdom for a performance at HYPER JAPAN Party with Shirobon. It has been announced that the duo will be back...

Visual kei band vistlip announced that after more than 10 years of activity they are now going to strengthen their overseas communication. Meanwhile, the band has announced through their official...

Good news for fans of NECRONOMIDOL: the idol unit opened an international fan club. The fan club is called The Hermetic Order of the Black Dawn. NECRONOMIDOL already has a...

Artist Sebastian Masuda, one of Japans most famous artists and founder of the Harajuku Kawaii culture in Japan, will present a performance and installation at the NDSM wharf in Amsterdam....

After the news about an appearance during Le Guess Who? 2017 an announcement of a European tour by Vampillia and VMO was not a surprise. After touring in Europe last...

The museum Nihon no Hanga in Amsterdam will open the doors for an autumn exhibition during the month November. Along with Adventurous Artists: Depicting Japan and the World, which opened...

The all-female metal band LOVEBITES come to the United Kingdom for a few performances, including the Christmas edition of HYPER JAPAN. It is the first time for the band to...

At the end of 2016, it was mentioned by HIGHFeeL that the last works of Shota Yokoyama would be released in 2017. The date has been fixed on November 30,...