30 things to do this weekend

Friday

Tokyo Frontline 2012
Returning for a second year, this 'alternative' art fair offers a leg-up to promising young contemporary artists, with displays from some of Tokyo's hippest galleries and an explicit post-March 11 focus. Read more

TeZukA
After premiering to mixed reviews in London last autumn, choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's tribute to manga master Osamu Tezuka makes its hotly anticipated debut in Tokyo this weekend. Read more

15th Japanese Media Arts Festival
Make the most of a rare opportunity to see anime, manga and children's toys in a 'serious' art gallery, at this exhibition of winners from the Agency for Cultural Affairs' annual media art competition. Read more

The Bee
Hideki Noda is one of Japan's most celebrated dramatists, but it's not often Tokyo audiences get to see him perform in English. Miss this touring production of Noda's nightmarish satire The Bee at your peril. Read more

Jus Dance
A protege of Louie Vega, Victor Font – or Mr. V, as he prefers to be known – will be unleashing some soulful New York house at Eleven tonight, with local dance crew So Deep lending added visual flair. Read more

Chris Liebing & Tommy Four Seven
It's the sound of a warehouse rave where all the machinery's been invited, as industrial techno producer Tommy Four Seven hits Sound Museum Vision in the company of label boss Chris Liebing. Read more

Ubik Version meets Jah Light
The bass worshippers should be out in force for this night of dub digressions at Unit, featuring Canadian producer Deadbeat, Japanese dubstepper Goth-Trad and roots reggae devotees Jah-Light Sound System. Read more

Calvin Harris
He's the definition of DJ as pop star, and he's got a tour schedule to match. Rihanna producer Calvin Harris heads to Womb for the first of two Tokyo gigs this weekend, with Dexpistols and Mademoiselle Yulia in support. Read more

Jeff Lang
Staggeringly versatile guitarist and singer Jeff Lang has become a welcome fixture on the live circuit since making his Japan debut in 2007. His latest Tokyo trip should be stonking – and comes with a free CD, to boot. Read more

Hikashu x Oorutaichi
New wave survivors Hikashu must have a hard time finding collaborators who are as weird as they are, but they look like they've hit gold with this collaboration with gibberish-spouting laptop maverick Oorutaichi. Read more

The Five Corners Quintet
It's not club jazz, exactly, but it's certainly jazz you can dance to. Sizzling Swedish combo The Five Corners Quintet return to the venue where they played their last gigs before going on extended hiatus. Read more

Underworld: Awakening
Is that a crucifix in your pocket, or are you just really pleased to see the return of Kate Beckinsale's latex-clad vampire slayer? Actually, don't answer that. The latest in the Underworld series opens in Tokyo today. Read more