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Get the latest Japanese music news, featuring updates on new releases, artist announcements, tour dates, and industry highlights.

NANA KITADE to perform in London as part of 20th anniversary tour

8th April 2023

UPDATE: NANA KITADE’s London show on April 26th has been cancelled. Singer/songwriter and 2000s underground fashion icon NANA...

Ling Tosite Sigure Tatsumaite Senno Sony 360 Reality

Ling Tosite Sigure re-release latest music video in collaboration with Sony

23rd May 2022

Earlier this month Ling Tosite Sigure returned with Tatsumaite Senno, their first new song in over a year....

Genie High release ‘Eclair’, theme for ‘Haken Anime!’ live-action adaptation

22nd May 2022

Indie pop super group Genie High have dropped their latest music video for Eclair. The new song is...

DE DE MOUSE and LITE form new project Fake Creators

21st May 2022

Math rock unit LITE and producer/DJ DE DE MOUSE have joined forces to create their new musical project...

Rina Sawayama Hold The Girl New album UK Ireland Tour

Rina Sawayama announces new album ‘Hold The Girl’ and UK/Ireland Tour

20th May 2022

Rina Sawayama is back with her first single from her forthcoming album Hold The Girl due for release...

Awich drops love letter to Okinawa in the form of new single ‘TSUBASA’

17th May 2022

Japan’s latest rap phenomenon Awich released her new single TSUBASA on May 15th, the 50th anniversary of Okinawa...

TRiDENT unleash heaviest track yet ‘Spoopy’ from 1st mini album ‘D-X’

14th May 2022

Rock trio TRiDENT have released their latest music video for Spoopy from their 1st mini album D-X due...

Hideyoshi’s first full-length album ‘Resurrection’ to be released this month

10th May 2022

Hideyoshi is due to release his first full-length album Resurrection on May 23rd. Spanning 14 tracks, the new...

BBHF announce release date for latest digital EP ’13’

9th May 2022

Sapporo-based rock three-piece BBHF have announced that their new digital EP 13 (read Juusan) will release on May...

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Candy Wave World Tour 2022 London

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu returning to London as part of 10th anniversary tour

30th April 2022

Off the back of her appearances at this year’s Coachella Festival, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has announced that she’ll...

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News

MOROHA go on indefinite hiatus following final Tokyo show

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

pinponpanpon turn maid cafe into a rave in new single ‘Maidnight Ravers’

Events

NIGHTMARE cancel select dates on European tour due to production conflicts

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

DIR EN GREY add Anaheim headline show following Sick New World cancellation

Features

The best music collaborations out of Japan this year

14 best anime songs of 2024: The hits and hidden gems that defined the year

The passing of Sayuri: A tragic loss for Japan’s “oxygen-deprived” generation

Live Reports

REDLINE ALL THE FINAL Festival Highlights: 57 bands celebrate the end of an era

FACT live at REDLINE ALL THE FINAL: A monumental reunion

mei ehara live in Berkeley: A mesmerizing debut on Faye Webster’s US tour

Interviews

tricot reflect on first anime theme ‘Call’ for You Are Ms. Servant and 15 years in music

Interview with KAMIJO: From European tour highlights to the epic sound of ‘VIOLET DAWN’

INTERVIEW: Helsinki Lambda Club to touch down in the UK for ‘HLC AIRLINES’ tour

Ado joins Imagine Dragons for final remix in ‘Take Me to the Beach’ series

HANABIE. and Kim Dracula present 2025 North American tour with Crystal Lake

75th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen: Full line-up announced, featuring tuki., Creepy Nuts, ME:I, and more

News

NANA KITADE to perform in London as part of 20th anniversary tour

Ling Tosite Sigure re-release latest music video in collaboration with Sony

Genie High release ‘Eclair’, theme for ‘Haken Anime!’ live-action adaptation

DE DE MOUSE and LITE form new project Fake Creators

Rina Sawayama announces new album ‘Hold The Girl’ and UK/Ireland Tour

Awich drops love letter to Okinawa in the form of new single ‘TSUBASA’

TRiDENT unleash heaviest track yet ‘Spoopy’ from 1st mini album ‘D-X’

Hideyoshi’s first full-length album ‘Resurrection’ to be released this month

BBHF announce release date for latest digital EP ’13’

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu returning to London as part of 10th anniversary tour