”fringe JAPAN” has been launched with the passionate aim to connect Japanese artists/companies and arts industry professionals such as producers through Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the greatest arts festival in the universe, happening every August in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Following the welcome reception held in the Edinburgh Fringe 2019 organised by Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh, the year of 2020 when we experienced devastating cancellation of Edinburgh Festival Fringe due to the pandemic, brought us the opportunity to introduce Japanese artists who had had shows in the previous editions of Edfringe on our digital platform. In 2021, ”fringe JAPAN” is ready to have a brand-new start to embody our original mission to connect, with huge supports from Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh and Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society. We aim to devote ourselves to build and expand a place to exchange among anyone who needs.