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The first International Congress on Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions took place in Paris, France, in 1994. Latterly, the 10th International Congress on Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions was held at the Shimane Civic Center in Shimane, Japan, on 10–11 November 2018, as part of the 70th Annual Meeting of the Western Division of Japanese Dermatological Association. This meeting was of special significance because it was the first time the congress had taken place in Japan. The meeting was organized by the co-chairs of the congress: Professor Eishin Morita, Chief Professor of Dermatology, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Izumo, Japan, and also president of the 70th Annual Meeting of the Western Division of Japanese Dermatological Association; and Professor Wen-Hung Chung, Director of Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, and Professor and Head of Dermatology at Chung Gang University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan. During the meeting, a book launch on the first book on the topic of cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs)— Advances in Diagnosis and Management of Cutaneous Adverse Drug Reactions: Current and Future Trends, by Springer-Nature—was conducted. The editors of this book are Dr. Neil H. Shear and Dr. Roni P. Dodiuk-Gad, and the editorial assistants are Dr. Cristina Olteanu and Dr. Rena Hashimoto. This book can be found at the following webpage: https ://www.sprin ger.com/la/book/97898 11314 889. Participants of the scientific meeting attended from the following countries: Germany, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands, USA, Canada, Israel, Taiwan, Malaysia, China, Mongolia, Singapore, Thailand, and Japan. During the meeting, international leaders on the topic of cADR presented their breakthrough research and much discussion was conducted on the translation of scientific knowledge into practical, clinical guidelines, with a focus on new discoveries and future directions. We would like to present the most important studies presented during the meeting and also the newest questions that have arisen. The sessions of iSCAR Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (https ://doi.org/10.1007/s4026 4-019-00818 -1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.