Eastern Youth is a Japanese punk rock trio formed in 1989 in Hokkaidō.

[1] Their influences include Fugazi, Jawbreaker, Jets to Brazil, Stiff Little Fingers and Discharge.

[2] Eastern Youth was formed as Scanners in 1989 by childhood friends Hisashi Yoshino and Atsuya Tamori in Sapporo, Hokkaidō.

In 1995, they put out their first release on their record label, 坂本商店: (Sakamoto-Shoten) 口笛、夜更けに響 Kuchibue Yofuke-ni-Hibiku ("A Whistle Rings Late At Night").

Within the next 5 years, Eastern Youth became legendary to the Japanese indie rock scene and in 2000 they played in the United States for the first time, with At The Drive-In, largely broadening their popularity.