Art
Children of Bodom
Death metal band with some unlikely covers
Uhnellys
Japan's most unusual duo—by process of elimination
The Big Pink
Sampled by Niki Minaj, blogged by Kanye West… and tied up in Osaka
Gumudamudomudomu Crewimuburnny
Gender fantasy exploration by contemporary dance troupe
Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood
Axeman and frontman par excellence back in Japan
Miya Ando Exhibition
Swordsmith-influenced memorial art
Montreux Jazz Festival
Switzerland’s hallowed festival comes to Kawasaki
Whitesnake
Akasaka Blitz, Oct 24
Womb Adventure
Mega DJ Luciano headlines the big barn rave at Makuhari
Coma-chi
The soul singer dares to dream of a different Japan
Eonnagata
A dance-theater hybrid based on a transgender spy
Chicks Riot 2011
Latest incarnation of Vamp’s annual chick-rock fest
Undressing Paintings: Japanese Nudes 1880-1945
“Is it art or obscenity?”
David Copperfield
Stebbings’ defines Dickens’ masterwork as a fairy tale
The Girl
Alt-rock icon Aiha Higurashi has a brand-new thang
Poland New Music Festival
Find out why Poland's where it's at for new music
Soshite, Ima
Izumi Tanaka’s choreographic creations are as much about shape as movement
Kaikoo
Japan’s coolest acts take over ten Shibuya stages
The Phillips Collection
America but (sadly) not as we know it, at the NACT
Valerio Olgiati
Swiss-born architect displays work from the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010
Rakugo, Diane Orrett
Liverpool-born performer brings traditional Japanese storytelling to a new audience
Japan-Europe Electro Summit
Shouty raps and sleazy synth lines
Francisco Ruiz-Tagle
The latest Patagonica contest winner makes the long trip from Chile
G Love & Special Sauce
The surfer, hip-hopper and musician's first solo tour of Japan
The Prince of the Pagodas
For his new adaptation, Bintley draws inspiration from ukiyo-e
Feel and Think: A New Era of Tokyo Fashion
A new generation of designers is emerging in the post-Bubble era
The Brand New Heavies
Simon Bartholomew talks two decades of jazz-funk and staying sane on the road
The Primal Scene: Cabinet Panoramic
Venezuelan Beatriz Inglessis presents her doctoral studies in Japanese woodblock prints
Goya: Luces y Sombras
Spanish master's canvasses make a rare trip from Madrid’s Prado museum
Laforet Sound Museum
Jazz meets contemporary Japanese flower design
Little Terrors
Have a chiller with the kids at these family-friendly festivals
Hallow-Out 2011
Happening haunts for ghouls and gals this Halloween
Tokyo International Film Festival
Tokyo’s biggest film festival pushes forward
Shitamachi Rocks
Young Japanese find their muse in Tokyo’s old downtown