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The Art That Makes Vagabond Ache - Takehiko Inoue’s Mastery of Expression
How Vagabond’s detailed facial expressions shape its emotional value.
EZ’s Cyborg Wardrobe - The Dream of a Modular Body
EZ blurs body and machine until fashion becomes emotional armor.
A Man of Crocs - Yutaro Saito’s Fashion Diary #3
Yutaro Saito’s third column finds quiet strength in Crocs.
Marble, Memory, and Marmo - The Life Work of Kazuko Oki
Where marble dust and wine blend into something quietly beautiful.
The Most Important Game In NPB History - “Dirty” Egawa’s Final Stand
A career marked by brilliance controversy and one final defeat.
KIDILL and Seppuku Pistols - Japan’s Gone Mad, and that’s the Point
A collaboration that explored identity through fashion, music, and performance.
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.
Hallucinatory Japan - The Psychedelic World of Keiichi Tanaami
Postwar trauma and pop culture collide in Tanaami’s vivid dreamscape.
Ai Yazawa and Vivienne Westwood - Where Punk Meets Manga
Yazawa’s manga wears its heart out loud, stitched in Westwood’s tartan.
The Karaoke Torii Gate - Heaven’s Sound System
A sacred gate turned into an interactive sound installation.
Tokyo Compression - The Faces of Tokyo’s Commute
Through glass and stillness, Wolf frames the cost of movement.
From Tokyo to Florence - The Jewelry of Kato Rikiya
Kato brings Japanese craftsmanship into Florence’s centuries-old jewelry tradition.
Toshiro Mifune´s Most Underrated Films
A journey through Mifune’s remarkable film contributions.
The Fight for Recognition as a Female Sumo
Sumo’s legacy grows richer when these women take their place.
Lost in the Megastructure - The Infinite World of BLAME!
A city that builds itself while everything else falls apart.
Ahead of Her Time, and of Ours - Izumi Suzuki’s Legacy
Izumi’s worlds unsettle, not with noise, but with truth.
A Man of VETEMENTS Jacket - Yutaro Saito’s Fashion Diary #2
How a carabiner on a belt says more than designer logos.
Tokyo Rakuten Fashion Week F/W 2025
What are Japanese designers thinking about?
The Radio Pirates of Tokyo
Pirate radios turned Tokyo’s streets into broadcast havens.
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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.