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What happens when your memories look stranger than reality itself?
Exploring Yuri Sugiura’s creations from tiny foam cats to full & dragon masks.
The Weeknd taps into his love for Tokyo.
SEVESKIG embraces the Wired world of lain.
Saku and Sorao Sakimura bring Hatsune Miku to life in new MV.
SOSU reworks Y2K’s digital language into a universe of its own.
Shibuya PARCO turns every niche obsession into one chaotic playground.
How Shibari uses rope to explore connection, balance, and trust.
Through glass and stillness, Wolf frames the cost of movement.
The animator that finds freedom in distortion.
Messy rooms scanned in 3D become love letters to chaos.
Cherry pie, eerie silence, and Japan couldn’t look away again.
A legacy that still ripples through generations of lonely hearts.
Your favourite anime opening as an 8-bit calculator performance.
Exploring the worlds Nathalie Scarlette carried before creating one of her own
How Utanhole tracks minds that remain totally unshaken.
The youth collective that’s reinventing DJ sets.
Ihei Kimura captured life’s raw beauty through unfiltered moments.
A new late-night art auction flipping the script for Tokyo’s creators.
A photographic celebration of the simple, sexy ritual of eating.
How Shoji Yamasaki uses moving trash to make people notice street waste.
Pirate radios turned Tokyo’s streets into broadcast havens.
How FRUiTS and Chiaki Ito formed the base for a cel shade Tokyo.
Hana Shimodate maps the soft worlds behind internet girl culture.
These quirky little creatures say more than words ever could.
Idan Barazani turns Tokyo into a monochrome emotional overload without escape.
Olympia Le-Tan builds Sukeban as a full visual wrestling universe.
The security guard that created his own DIY typeface by accident.
When Obayashi dropped one of Japan’s most unconventional horror films.
SEVESKIG embraces the Wired world of lain.
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.
Spotted at 13, YOSHI’s fashion legacy burns on in 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?
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.
When Punk Meets High Fashion- An Interview with Yasuyuki Ishii
Discover Yasuyuki Ishii's punk-inspired designs and unique texture techniques.
KAPITAL Founder Toshikiyo Hirata Passed Away
Who is Toshikiyo Hirata, the mind and hands behind Japan’s leading denim brand KAPITAL.
When One Piece met Gucci
Witness the straw hat crew take on Gucci’s collection.
Rakuten Tokyo Fashion Week AW 2024 - Yokogao’s highlights
Discover Tokyo's fashion scene as we dive into the highlights of Rakuten Tokyo Fashion Week.
KERA MAGAZINE - An Ode to Japan’s Street Style Bible
KERA magazine: Harajuku's Iconic Voice of Alternative Fashion Evolution.
Jirai Kei - The Shadows of Japan’s Dark Fashion Movement
Unveiling Jirai Kei: Japan's Dark Fashion Trend and Societal Stereotypes.
Samurai Armor Designed By Luxury Fashion Brands
Samurai Luxury: Bridging Tradition and High Fashion with AI Creativity.
Reconstructing Fabrics with Designer HANA YAGI (八木華)
Hana Yagi speaks about her approach to sustainable fashion design and the importance of family roots.
Tobi Shokunin - Japan’s Fashionistas in the sky
Discover the distinctive style of the Tobi pants, worn by Japanese workers in high places.
South2 West8 - How fly fishing became a street fashion statement
How did a niche utility clothing brand from Hokkaido end up collaborating with Supreme?
Anime Meets High Fashion - The surge in anime collaborations
The worlds of anime and high fashion have collided in recent years. Where does this surge in collaborations come from?
Tomihiro Kono - Wigs exploring the power of metamorphosis
Exploring wigs that range from anime-inspired transformations to colorful hybrid creatures.
Gaijin Paris - Introducing Japanese vintage in Paris
Situated in the Marais district, Gaijin Paris stands as a stronghold of Japanese designer fashion.
Inside the culture and friendship behind Matthew Ballard’s HIGH RECEIPTS.