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An emotional blueprint evolved into wearable architecture.
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.
Rediscovering traditional indigo dyeing through a new generation.
Explaining the glue between anime, fine art, toys, and fashion.
Wenders wanders a city racing forward, searching for Ozu’s stillness.
The insanely detailed cardboard creations of Aidakko Sishou.
Ihei Kimura captured life’s raw beauty through unfiltered moments.
Japan’s hidden graffiti world, balancing creativity and legality.
The creative chaos of 90s Harajuku immortalized by iconic fashion magazines.
These quirky little creatures say more than words ever could.
From arcades to consoles, Japan turned early 3D polygons into cultural icons.
From Ukiyo-e’s decline rose the Sōsaku Hanga movement.
OZ became the prototype for our online selves.
How FRUiTS and Chiaki Ito formed the base for a cel shade Tokyo.
Tracing how jazz evolved from Lupin’s charm to Bebop’s sci-fi western universe.
Dive into the world of Japan’s female divers.
A chaotic genius who bent postwar Japan’s manga into delirium.
Runways, vintage book treasures, and konbini snacks, the final days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Nujabes' Impact on Anime’s most Iconic Soundtrack.
Tradition becomes design as Kai Mackenzie refines heritage into form.
Danielle Sinai explores what it means to get lost in Tokyo.
A quarter century later, Fukasaku’s dystopian pulp classic still provokes.
Dive into the first three days of Fashion Week Tokyo.
Kyoto-based artist nouseskou merges digital distorted patterns with nature and body.
This post office welcomes letters never meant to be delivered.
A conversation on Kureha’s surreal mirror world.
Fashion
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.
IM MEN turns fabric into wearable flight.
SEVESKIG redefines impermanence through wabi-sabi, yakihaku, and Roujin Z.
Musician-turned-designer Sophie Powers takes her first step into fashion in Tokyo.
Where marble motifs and avant-garde collide: Mikage Shin finds the spaces in between.
Goro Takahashi bridged cultures, crafting Harajuku’s timeless silver legacy.
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.
Tokyo‑Ga - The Contrast of Japan in the 80s
Wenders wanders a city racing forward, searching for Ozu’s stillness.
The Nujabes Soundtrack that Crossed Cultures - Samurai Champloo
Nujabes' Impact on Anime’s most Iconic Soundtrack.
Battle Royale Turns 25
A quarter century later, Fukasaku’s dystopian pulp classic still provokes.
The Missing Post Office
This post office welcomes letters never meant to be delivered.
Ike Reiko - Breaking Taboos in Japan’s Pink Film Underground
How Ike Reiko redefined Japan’s pink film underground.
From Streets to Screens - Bōsōzoku on Film
Must-see documentaries to understand Japan’s biker gang culture.
Minbo - The Film That Made Its Director a Target
The brutal retaliation for a film that mocked the Yakuza’s power.
Leading Japan’s Indie Rock Shift - In Talk with Brandy Senki
Grunge meets elegance as the Osaka trio reshapes Japan’s rock scene.
Exploring the Sonic Underground of Japanese Noise
Noise becomes resistance in Japan’s loudest and least understood scene.
Fishmans - A Legacy that Outlived the Frontman
A legacy that still ripples through generations of lonely hearts.
Masahiro Shinoda’s Cinematic Legacy - A Guide to the Late Author
How Masahiro Shinoda turned war into theatre.
In the Mist of Twin Peaks Mania in Japan
Cherry pie, eerie silence, and Japan couldn’t look away again.
Mythic Soundscapes of Japanese Tradition and Sci-Fi - An Interview with Kuunatic
Shamanic rhythms and sci-fi visions collide in Kuunatic’s universe.
The Ultimate Guide to Japanese Garage Rock
A messy, melodic history of Japan’s loudest, least polished genre.
Shin Kamen Rider - Mythology and Reinterpretation
Hideaki Anno’s reboot turns a childhood icon into existential drama.
Peterparker69 × Yoji Noda – Neon-lit Heartbreak Meets Emotional Glitch in ‘Hey phone’
Peterparker69 turns digital static into something strangely beautiful and sad.
SONOKO - The Underrated, Ethereal Album 'La Debutante'
A Kyoto-born whisper drifts through Paris, elegant and eerily unresolved.
Toshiro Mifune´s Most Underrated Films
A journey through Mifune’s remarkable film contributions.
Suzuki Mamiko - The Hip-Hop Of Everyday
Vinyl crackle warmth meets soft rap flow in Mamiko’s world.
The Man in the Godzilla Suit - Haruo Nakajima
Inside the Godzilla suit, Haruo Nakajima became a legend.
The culmination of Kon’s experiments in psychological animation.