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Underwater worlds and robotic fantasies.
A conversation on Kureha’s surreal mirror world.
This post office welcomes letters never meant to be delivered.
mukcyen’s new collection strips away roles while exploring identity.
When Obayashi dropped one of Japan’s most unconventional horror films.
Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s cult classic gets a second life.
MUBI maps decades of radical filmmaking across Asia.
Y-3’s wolf motif returns as Formula 1 enters Yamamoto’s universe.
From the Bronx to Tokyo - hip-hop’s unexpected, groundbreaking cultural exchange.
Ricardo Paredes reframes anime through Renaissance and realism.
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.
Fashion
mukcyen’s new collection strips away roles while exploring identity.
Y-3’s wolf motif returns as Formula 1 enters Yamamoto’s universe.
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.
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.
Chino Ōtsuka Steps Back Into Her Childhood Photos
Time traveling through your childhood photo album.
The Underwater Girls of Manabu Koga
Underwater worlds and robotic fantasies.
Drawing from the Inside Out
A conversation on Kureha’s surreal mirror world.
Happy Victims Returns - Tsuzuki’s Portrait of Fashion-Filled Homes
Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s cult classic gets a second life.
Anime Goes Renaissance - How Ricardo Paredes Reworks the Canon
Ricardo Paredes reframes anime through Renaissance and realism.
1-Bit Nostalgia - Super Kaylo Demakes Pop Culture Classics
Step into nostalgia with Super Kaylo’s enchanting 1-bit demakes.
Japan as Interface - Vaporwave Art Culture of the 1990s
The future Japan once sold returned as archived fantasy.
Yoshinao Satoh’s PAPERS - Collage Animation Before the Digital Age
Revisiting a handmade animation era with 1991’s ‘PAPERS’.
Superflat - Takashi Murakami’s Cultural Theory
Explaining the glue between anime, fine art, toys, and fashion.
A Glimpse into the Daily Lives of Japanese Kids
How Hara Kazuaki documents the daily lives of her kids in Nagano.
Ephemeral Impressions Left by the Tides of Ink
Shin Hanga preserved traditional aesthetics while negotiating Western influence and change.
Japan’s Cardboard Smith - Aidakko Shishou
The insanely detailed cardboard creations of Aidakko Sishou.
Ihei Kimura - The Lens that Rewrote Realism in Japanese Photography
Ihei Kimura captured life’s raw beauty through unfiltered moments.
Contemplative Cuties - The Creatures of Maiko Kobayashi
These quirky little creatures say more than words ever could.
The Dawn of Modern Japanese Prints
From Ukiyo-e’s decline rose the Sōsaku Hanga movement.
Soltitude - Adrift in Tokyo
Danielle Sinai explores what it means to get lost in Tokyo.
Leaving Digital Traces
Kyoto-based artist nouseskou merges digital distorted patterns with nature and body.
Hiromix and the Rewriting of Youth
The teenage photographer who rewrote Japan’s youth visually.
Brutal Zen – The Raw Poetry of Japanese Brutalism
Paul Tulett photographs concrete forms hiding in plain sight.
European Impressionism - The Japanese legacy
Japanese prints quietly reshaped how Europe saw light and space.
Time traveling through your childhood photo album.