Art
Thomas Melchior
Minimal but not hard hitting, cute even
The Art Fairs: +Plus-Ultra
Spiral of creativity
Shibukaru Matsuri
Trippple Nippples, Chim-Pon & more
James Ensor in Context
A touch of madness at the Sompo
Hostess Club Weekender
Western indie rock’s home away from home
Festival/Tokyo 2012
Japan’s marquee theater fest defends free speech post-3/11
Bare Bones
Tokyo’s clubs are heatin’ up for horror night
Murakami: Master or Marketing?
Two contrasting views on the literary giant’s potential Nobel nomination
Home Again
10 Artists Who Have Experienced Japan
Systems and Methods in Hidden Functions
Reevaluating one of Japan’s artists of influence
China: Grandeur of the Dynasties
The giant’s shifting borders
Paul Weller
Mod man’s riding his Sonik Kicks
Sound Live Tokyo
An Ueno weekend of boundary-pushing music
White Ash
Otaku rock for the masses
The Battle 2012
Russian and Japanese street-dance off
Moonshots
Tokyo’s most long-lived expat band
Scottish Highland Games
Slap on the plaid
The 70s in Japan
Looking back at art, architecture, theater, music and manga
Mekka
Tabla, sitar, didgeridoo, electro, and... bellydance?
Tokyo Decadance
Confessions of a gaijin cosplay junkie
Cokehead Hipsters
The ’90s are baaack
The Believers
Support Tohoku with Southern-style brunch and sweet gospel