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Discover Shibuya-kei, Japan’s 90s music revolution blending genres.
Jonathan Choe on building a universe rooted in sci-fi and military symbolism.
‘Toru Dance’ explains how to reclaim freedom through movement.
From hip-hop import to Tokyo staple with Grillz Jewelz.
Wenders wanders a city racing forward, searching for Ozu’s stillness.
A roadside journey through Japan’s strangest love hotels.
How Mei Semones lets language follow memory.
Before Harajuku, Shoichi Aoki archived the world’s fashion.
While f5ve draws in the world, Crystalline Structures creates their universe.
Step into nostalgia with Super Kaylo’s enchanting 1-bit demakes.
How the Bokka of Oze keep the porter tradition alive.
A look inside Sabae’s eyewear craftsmanship with BLANC.
The anarchic tribute that brings tokusatsu back from cultural oblivion.
The future Japan once sold returned as archived fantasy.
Japanese denim found its way from Kansai to US skate culture.
From arcades to consoles, Japan turned early 3D polygons into cultural icons.
Inside the legacy of one of anime’s most iconic studios.
Revisiting a handmade animation era with 1991’s ‘PAPERS’.
Tracing how jazz evolved from Lupin’s charm to Bebop’s sci-fi western universe.
Explaining the glue between anime, fine art, toys, and fashion.
Paprika is back, leading PARCO’s Grand Bazar.
Tokyo’s outsider spirit, Blue Spring, and emotion stitched into Elsewhere.
Discover how Akira Nakai and RWB transformed Porsche tuning forever.
An emotional blueprint evolved into wearable architecture.
The culmination of Kon’s experiments in psychological animation.
Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s cult classic gets a second life.
How Hara Kazuaki documents the daily lives of her kids in Nagano.
Shin Hanga preserved traditional aesthetics while negotiating Western influence and change.
How Yukinaga continues traditional techniques by working entirely in analog.
Fashion
Jonathan Choe on building a universe rooted in sci-fi and military symbolism.
Before Harajuku, Shoichi Aoki archived the world’s fashion.
A look inside Sabae’s eyewear craftsmanship with BLANC.
Japanese denim found its way from Kansai to US skate culture.
Tokyo’s outsider spirit, Blue Spring, and emotion stitched into Elsewhere.
An emotional blueprint evolved into wearable architecture.
Rediscovering traditional indigo dyeing through a new generation.
The creative chaos of 90s Harajuku immortalized by iconic fashion magazines.
Runways, vintage book treasures, and konbini snacks, the final days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Tradition becomes design as Kai Mackenzie refines heritage into form.
Dive into the first three days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Yutaro Saito’s sixth column joins a man who cleans Tokyo voluntarily.
Precision and subtlety define the understated power of Tokyo’s uniforms.
How Japan’s charm culture keeps creating new trends.
Yutaro Saito’s fifth column joins a man who wears what he eats.
The ordinary unravels gently in Mihara’s layered emotional silhouettes.
Masculinity here is soft-spoken, styled, and rooted in routine.
Yutaro Saito’s fourth column joins a man on a worldwide fishing trip.
Streetwear’s silent coder, remixing chaos into something strangely coherent.
Born in post-war Kobe, reborn on Tarantino’s blood-soaked set.
Pickyou is single-handedly revolutionizing the second hand scene.
Yutaro Saito’s third column finds quiet strength in Crocs.
A collaboration that explored identity through fashion, music, and performance.
Yazawa’s manga wears its heart out loud, stitched in Westwood’s tartan.
How a carabiner on a belt says more than designer logos.
What are Japanese designers thinking about?
Genderless kei blends comfort, color, and confidence with effortless charm.
A knit cap, pink jacket, and 40,000 kilometers later.
Yutaro Saito captures the quiet confidence of aging in fashion.
Art & Design
Shin Hanga preserved traditional aesthetics while negotiating Western influence and change.
Music & Film
Manga & Anime
From doujinshi roots to global icons, the revolutionary impact of CLAMP on the world of manga.
Anime Goes Renaissance - How Ricardo Paredes Reworks the Canon
Ricardo Paredes reframes anime through Renaissance and realism.
Shibuya-Kei - Japan’s Eclectic 90s Musical Movement
Discover Shibuya-kei, Japan’s 90s music revolution blending genres.
FFFPOSTALSERVICE - On Recon in the Tea Fields of Shizuoka
Jonathan Choe on building a universe rooted in sci-fi and military symbolism.
Toru-san on Doing It Wrong - Japan’s Dancing Salaryman
‘Toru Dance’ explains how to reclaim freedom through movement.
Inside Tokyo’s Grillz Scene with Akiyama Tetsuya
From hip-hop import to Tokyo staple with Grillz Jewelz.
Tokyo‑Ga - The Contrast of Japan in the 80s
Wenders wanders a city racing forward, searching for Ozu’s stillness.
Documenting Japan’s Most Peculiar Love Hotels
A roadside journey through Japan’s strangest love hotels.
Mei Semones - Writing Between Languages
How Mei Semones lets language follow memory.
STREET In London - When Harajuku’s Icon Turned His Lens Overseas
Before Harajuku, Shoichi Aoki archived the world’s fashion.
The Creative Force Behind f5ve - A Conversation with Crystalline Structures
While f5ve draws in the world, Crystalline Structures creates their universe.
1-Bit Nostalgia - Super Kaylo Demakes Pop Culture Classics
Step into nostalgia with Super Kaylo’s enchanting 1-bit demakes.
Oze’s Bokka - Inside the World of Japan’s Mountain Porters
How the Bokka of Oze keep the porter tradition alive.
A Visit to Sabae - Inside Japan’s Eyewear Craft with 817 BLANC LNT
A look inside Sabae’s eyewear craftsmanship with BLANC.
Taroman - A Pure Homage to Tokusatsu
The anarchic tribute that brings tokusatsu back from cultural oblivion.
Japan as Interface - Vaporwave Art Culture of the 1990s
The future Japan once sold returned as archived fantasy.
How EVISU Jeans Found 2000s Skate Culture
Japanese denim found its way from Kansai to US skate culture.
How Japan Led the Early Poly Art Style
From arcades to consoles, Japan turned early 3D polygons into cultural icons.
The Rise, Rupture, and Collapse of Gainax
Inside the legacy of one of anime’s most iconic studios.
Yoshinao Satoh’s PAPERS - Collage Animation Before the Digital Age
Revisiting a handmade animation era with 1991’s ‘PAPERS’.
Jazz in Anime – How Cowboy Bebop set the Standard
Tracing how jazz evolved from Lupin’s charm to Bebop’s sci-fi western universe.
Ricardo Paredes reframes anime through Renaissance and realism.