It Came From Japan is an agency running tours and showcases that bring the freshest, creamiest Japanese bands to the UK. ICFJ's podcast is our way of saying thanks to the fans who come to our shows, and a way to expose new Japanese artists to music-lovers in the West. Please subscribe to the podcast in iTunes. We want to hear your comments, and we hope you love it!
Meet the new host of the ICFJ podcast – Ryotaro Aoki! Ryotaro is a musician (we played his awesome band Looprider on episode 039) and a music journalist and he has great taste, so we’re sure he’ll fit right in when he joins Asuka from episode 042 this month. Say hi to him on Twitter @ryotaroao!
So you’re all set for Japan Rising on 10 May at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, right? Better make a weekend of it: We can now announce a warm-up show on 8 May called Japan Rising Preview!
Here’s the big news we’ve been teasing for a couple of months. It Came From Japan is involved in putting on an official Japan showcase stage at The Great Escape festival in Brighton, England, in May!
Budo Grape have added extra UK dates for November! As previously announced, Neo-Nagoya new-wave rock band Budo Grape will perform at the Doki Doki Japanese pop-culture festival in Manchester on 9 November. Extra dates have now been added in Brighton on 8 Nov and London on 10 November, so you can get a taste of the Grape down south too!
It Came From Japan is thrilled to announce that Budo Grape, Japan’s fruitiest new-wave rock band, will return to the UK this autumn!
ICFJ has joined affiliate programs with CD Japan and Amazon.co.uk! From now on we’ll add links to the playlist for each episode, so you can easily click through and buy the album that features that song.
Meet Asuka, new co-presenter on the It Came From Japan podcast! Asuka will join us from episode #020 and share some of her favourite music.
We have 5 copies of Ninja Scroll DVD/Blu-ray collectors’ edition steelbook to give away! This anime classic is out on 26 November on Blu-ray for the first time, and this HD version includes a director’s commentary and comes in a world-exclusive steelbook, along with a bonus DVD copy of the film.
There are more details of the dates Budo Grape will play in England in october.
It Came From Japan is thrilled to bits to announce that Nagoya band BUDO GRAPE will play three UK shows at the end of October.
Tokyo twins Mont Blanc return to the UK for a show at Liverpool Sound City. Catch them on 19 May at Studio 2, Parr Street, Liverpool!
Une soirée 100% électro-pop japonaise vous attend le lundi 17 octobre à Paris, du côté du Star Café, dès 20h! Au programme, trois groupes: GalapagosS, Tokyo Pinsalock et Hondalady, actuellement en tournée européenne.
It Came From Japan presents: KIMONO RECORDS EUROPE TOUR 2011. Electronically enhanced pop from Tokyo!
Oh! Northeast Japan needs your help – and It Came From Japan, plus a roster of our celebrity mates, want to tell how you can pitch in.
It Came From Japan presents: MontBlanc debut UK tour. Identical Japanese twins bring live electronica meltdown!
Camden Crawl is 1-2 May at venues around Camden, London, and The Great Escape is 13-15 May at venues around Brighton!