Culture
Finding Her Rhythm
Tokyo rapper xiangyu on constant reinvention
Chip Tanaka: Ambitious Sound
Chiptune pioneer on using pilates to surpass Paul McCartney
When You Wish Upon a Star
Guide to Hatsuhinode and How to See It
Tokyo Music Scene 2021 Roundup
The best Japan music releases of 2021
The 12 Best Anime Songs of 2021
Totally underrated songs and the artists behind them
The Heike Story: A 13th Century Epic Turned Modern Anime Triumph
The director of A Silent Voice’s masterful take on historical Japanese literature
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this November
Your monthly dose of new music from Japan
Top 7 Japanese Books to Read This Winter
From romance to AI, works of translation to Tokyo-based novels
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this October
Your monthly dose of new music from Japan
Fresh Ink: Osamu Dazai
The English-language debut of A, Autumn
The Echoes of KYOTOGRAPHIE
How creative events can shape our communities
KYOTOGRAPHIE 2021
Highlights from one of Japan’s foremost art festivals
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this September
Featuring exciting collabs and independent releases from some of our favorite artists right now
What’s New in Translation?
Two newly translated Japanese novels to read this autumn
Jaegermeister Continues its Campaign to Support Tokyo’s Nightlife
Featuring help from local tastemakers
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this August
The best new Japanese indie, electronic, hip hop and rock releases of a hot and sweaty August
Kengo Kuma: Skyscrapers Are Going Out of Style
The future of Tokyo’s skyline and how tracking cats via GPS is part of it
Yuichi Kudo — Technical Outsider
Where does extreme metal fit into Japan?
So You Thought You Didn’t Like Manga?
A dive into the English-language side of Japan’s alternative manga world
Life Is Elsewhere/Burn Your Flags
Japan-based author Iain Maloney's latest work
Baseball and Japan
A national pastime
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this July
See who's kicking goals in the Japanese music scene this Olympic season