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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.
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.
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.
The Otaku Girl Rooms by Shiori Kawamoto
Peek into Otaku ladies' vibrant, chaotic Daraku Rooms with Kawamoto.
Hiromix and the Rewriting of Youth
The teenage photographer who rewrote Japan’s youth visually.
Teppu - Moare Ohta's Take on Fight Culture in Japan
The underground manga that showed women’s MMA fighting for recognition in Japan.
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.
MOGO - Milan’s New Jazz-Inspired Listening Bar Redefining Nightlife
Immersive sound, design, and cocktails converge at MOGO Milan.
PARCO - Shaping Five Decades of Japan’s Visual Culture
How a department store’s ads hijacked Tokyo’s creative pulse for decades.
The Underwater Girls of Manabu Koga
Underwater worlds and robotic fantasies.
Brutal Zen – The Raw Poetry of Japanese Brutalism
Paul Tulett photographs concrete forms hiding in plain sight.
The Sophisticated Minimalism of Tokyo’s Uniforms And Suits
Precision and subtlety define the understated power of Tokyo’s uniforms.
Children Full of Life – What It Means to Grow Up Human
How one teacher made crying in class completely make sense.
Steam Meets Pixels - When Street Fighter II Takes Over a Sentō
Reviving Osaka’s sento culture with a Street Fighter II makeover.
Japan’s Charm Obsession - The Pocket-Sized Revolution
How Japan’s charm culture keeps creating new trends.
The Nostalgic Magic of Kissaten
How Kissaten keep resisting Japan’s rapid pace.
A Man Who Likes Grapes - Yutaro Saito’s Fashion Diary #5
Yutaro Saito’s fifth column joins a man who wears what he eats.
Osamu Dazai and the Art of the Slow Collapse
Dazai turns quiet despair into something strangely sharp and readable.
Manga and Anime in the Shadow of Hiroshima
The manga and anime that remember Japan’s biggest tragedy.
Leading Japan’s Indie Rock Shift - In Talk with Brandy Senki
Grunge meets elegance as the Osaka trio reshapes Japan’s rock scene.
Texting in the 90's - Japan's Retro-Futuristic Phone Culture
DoCoMo, pagers, flip screens, the devices that shaped Japan’s phone culture.
Exploring the Sonic Underground of Japanese Noise
Noise becomes resistance in Japan’s loudest and least understood scene.
mukcyen’s new collection strips away roles while exploring identity.