Culture
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
Wisdom Illustrated
Japan-based illustrators take on ancient Japanese proverbs
The Naked Director’s Muse
How did the Netflix series fail Kaoru Kuroki's feminist legacy?
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