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The Culture That Shaped Jet Set Radio
How FRUiTS and Chiaki Ito formed the base for a cel shade Tokyo.
Jazz in Anime – How Cowboy Bebop set the Standard
Tracing how jazz evolved from Lupin’s charm to Bebop’s sci-fi western universe.
Ama Women (海女) - Diving into Tradition
Dive into the world of Japan’s female divers.
Shigeru Sugiura - Pop Surrealist of Postwar Manga
A chaotic genius who bent postwar Japan’s manga into delirium.
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo S/S 2026 - Part 2
Runways, vintage book treasures, and konbini snacks, the final days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
The Nujabes Soundtrack that Crossed Cultures - Samurai Champloo
Nujabes' Impact on Anime’s most Iconic Soundtrack.
Tradition in Motion - Kai Mackenzie
Tradition becomes design as Kai Mackenzie refines heritage into form.
Soltitude - Adrift in Tokyo
Danielle Sinai explores what it means to get lost in Tokyo.
Battle Royale Turns 25
A quarter century later, Fukasaku’s dystopian pulp classic still provokes.
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo S/S 2026 - Part 1
Dive into the first three days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Leaving Digital Traces
Kyoto-based artist nouseskou merges digital distorted patterns with nature and body.
The Missing Post Office
This post office welcomes letters never meant to be delivered.
Drawing from the Inside Out
A conversation on Kureha’s surreal mirror world.
The Kid Virgil Saw
Spotted at 13, YOSHI’s fashion legacy burns on in Tokyo.
A Man of Independent Cleaning Crew - Yutaro Saito’s Fashion Diary #6
Yutaro Saito’s sixth column joins a man who cleans Tokyo voluntarily.
The Dawn of Modern Japanese Prints
From Ukiyo-e’s decline rose the Sōsaku Hanga movement.
Ike Reiko - Breaking Taboos in Japan’s Pink Film Underground
How Ike Reiko redefined Japan’s pink film underground.
Grotesque Theatre - Mononoke and Japanese Horror
The medicine seller interrogates guilt, exposing sins behind restless spirits.
The Otaku Girl Rooms by Shiori Kawamoto
Peek into Otaku ladies' vibrant, chaotic Daraku Rooms with Kawamoto.
Hiromix and the Rewriting of Youth
The teenage photographer who rewrote Japan’s youth visually.
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Manga & Anime
From doujinshi roots to global icons, the revolutionary impact of CLAMP on the world of manga.
Runways, vintage book treasures, and konbini snacks, the final days of Fashion Week Tokyo.