Art
djTRIO
The turntable is the medium for summoning unearthly spirits
Making Situations, Editing Landscapes
Can a daily event itself become art?
Womb Adventure
Shibuya superclub’s annual Makuhari rave
M-Swift
Acid-jazz still has legs in Japan after 20 years
Zazen Boys
Meditation, guitars and… potato salad
Japanese Modern
A turbulent century of Japanese art at a renewed MOMAT
Kenny Dope & DJ Spinna
The world’s finest turntablists
Glass Design from Finland
The Land of Forests and Lakes
Siamese Cats
Tokyo indie hepcats drop their new Takarajima
Alice in Wonderland
Our heroine is sucked down a Washlet
Macy Gray
Inimitable, raspy-voiced chanteuse
Burn The Floor
Broadway dance extravaganza at the spanking new Orb
Chikako Yamashiro
Okinawa native examines prefecture's difficult history
JSoccer
The fledgling football magazine tackles a new audience
Spiritualized
Jason “Spaceman” Pierce’s fight with hepatitis informs his new album
Sweet Rose
One of a kind quadrilingual Irish harp duo
Hayasasurahime
Dance colossi interpret Japan’s founding myth
Canadian Blast
A heady mix of rising Canuck talent
Earth, Sea and Sky: Nature in Western Art
Rembrandts, Van Goghs, Monets, and more
The Art of Rimpa II
Luscious screens of gold and pearl
Anjin: The Shogun and the English Samurai
Royal Shakespeare Company and Horipro present the blue-eyed samurai
Burton Rail Days
Street snowboarding without the snow
Ananda Project
House music goes live
Tadanori Yokoo
“The First Book Design Exhibition”
Kyte
UK indie poppers on a solo tour
Treasures from Sacred Izumo
Japan’s Shinto legacy at the TNM
Toysound: Global Beatstorm Connection
Showcase of emerging international acts
Cue Action
Japan’s world champ ladies’ billiards player shoots some stick
Jah Shaka
Word of Jah from the Zulu King
Alex Smoke
Techno pops on the Scot’s new outing
Food For Thought
Feminism on the table
Makoto Aida
The new contemporary titan’s first one-man show
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Postmodern bluesman sells out in Japan
Otarudori wo Yobu Junbi
When a dancer’s body gives out