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Time traveling through your childhood photo album.
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.
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.
Fashion
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.
A knit cap, pink jacket, and 40,000 kilometers later.
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.
Reviving the 1950s - Exploring Tokyo’s Rockabilly Culture
Japanese Rockabillies keep 1950s Rock ‘n’ Roll alive in Tokyo’s streets.
SUKEBAN - Japan's 70s Delinquent Girl Gangs
The 70s schoolgirl gangs that shook Japanese society.
Burst Magazine - Japan’s Counterculture Tattoo Publication
How Burst Magazine documented Japan's 90s countercultural rebellion.
Yukio Mishima - From Lost Samurai to Literary Genius
Explore Yukio Mishima's existential journey through captivating novels and controversies.
Life After 5 - Salarymen in Japan’s Nightshift
How late-night libations fuel Japan's after-hours salarymen.
Japanese Mascots Getting Stuck On Their Commute
Only in Japan do macots get stuck on their daily commute.
Iconic Fuji-Lawson View Blocked - Response to Overtourism
One of Japan’s iconic viewpoints to be blocked due to inconsiderate tourism behavior.
Modern Heroines - Kyariauman in the Japanese Workplace
Japanese career women challenge traditional norms and workplace barriers.
Bōsōzoku - The Biker Gangs of Japan
Revolutionary Bikers - the rise and fall of Japan's Bosozoku subculture.
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.
Sukeban Deka III - The Girl Gang Saga in 8-Bit
Revisit the rebellious Sukeban phenomenon through 8-bit nostalgia
Hikikomori Escapism - Beyond Reality
Dive into the digital reality of Hikikomori.
Tobi Shokunin - Japan’s Fashionistas in the sky
Discover the distinctive style of the Tobi pants, worn by Japanese workers in high places.
Oyasumi Punpun is Hurting for You
How Asano’s masterpiece seeks comfort in the struggles of daily life.
Japan's Maestro of Feet - Fumare Lou-Chan
Meet Lou-chan, a Brooklyn native that isn’t shy about his love for feet.
Exploring Tokyo’s Fixed Gear Bike Scene with Nao
An interview with Nao exploring the cultural relevance of Fixie Bikes in the streets of Tokyo today.
The Yakuza Incident that Reshaped Japanese Cinema
One event changed the portrayal of yakuza in Japanese cinema: The internal strife within the ranks of a particular yakuza family, the Yamamori.
How Boys’ Love feeds Japan’s sexual repression
How does a genre that revolves around gay relationships hinder Japan's sexually progressive mindset?
Youngsters Going Solo in Tokyo
Unaccompanied youngsters navigating through Tokyo, a phenomenon that might come as a surprise.
Y-3’s wolf motif returns as Formula 1 enters Yamamoto’s universe.