Rolling Stones to play for Tokyo fans

The band will kick off the Asian leg of their "A Bigger Bang" world tour in Japan on March 22.

Sixteen years after the Rolling Stones first toured Japan, the venerable British rockers are set to play this week for its Japanese fans on March 21 this year.

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The band will kick off the Asian leg of their A Bigger Bang world tour on Wednesday at the 50,000-capacity baseball venue, its 23rd appearance there since 1990.

"I can't believe we are playing to the millionth people in Japan this week. That's going to be very exciting to me," Contactmusic quoted singer Sir Mick Jagger, as saying.