Culture
Go Backstage into the World of a Noh Performer
Hibiya Festival 2021’s Kanze Noh Theater Tour
Why the World Needs Literature
Conversations with award-winning author Yu Miri and translator Morgan Giles
mitsume
Dreamy indie tunes straight from Tokyo
The Mahabharata
Hiroshi Koike's most ambitious production questions the future of our world
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this June
Get through the rainy season slump with our newest playlist
BAHK and SHART: Tokyo’s Gen Z Graffiti Artists
“Today is already too late to change the world, but it’s the earliest moment we have.”
The Sacrifice Needed to Live Between Cultural Worlds
Liane Wakabayashi’s new memoir ‘The Wagamama Bride’
Based in Japan: Kurume Kasuri
Saving an ancient textile treasure
Tokyo Music Scene: Newest Japan Releases this May
The latest tracks of Tokyo's hottest sound creators — all rounded up
Seven Japanese Books About Mental Health and Wellbeing
For Mental Health Awareness Month
Rock of Asia: Asian Anthology
“Music is a great tool to make people unite and Rock of Asia can prove it.”
History of Nihombashi: The Bridge at the Center of the City
Watching the flow of time from the "Japan Bridge"
Embracing the Unconventional with Utena Kobayashi
How faith in a steel pan transformed a university dropout’s life
“Japan From Anime to Zen”
When and where did the tradition of hanami originate from?
Tokyo Museum Grutto Pass 2021
Your art passport for the year
Mieko Kawakami’s ‘Heaven’
One of the most anticipated Japanese novels of 2021
Konstantin Ishkhanov and Tomomi Nishimoto
Launching the Japan Grande Classico Music Festival
Fresh Ink: ‘May Morning Flowers’ and ‘A Crooked Posture’
The English-langauge debut of two of Kanoko Okamoto’s never-before translated works
“Tokyo Junkie” by Robert Whiting
The 60-year evolution of Tokyo: From gritty student activism to a glowing metropolis
Rakuten Fashion Week 2021 A/W Overview
A playful party painted in pastels and the rainbow
Takasago: Noh Theater Online
A modern take on the magic of traditional Japan
‘My Pointless Struggle’ by Yohei Kitazato
The secret to success in Japan’s cut-throat business world? Being as selfish as possible