Culture
Alex Dodge: The Trauma of Information
Traditional Japanese techniques revived in tandem with modern tools
Jim Gaffigan: Quality Time Tour Tokyo
The grammy-nominated comedian comes to Tokyo
John Grant Interview
Grant and his various inextricable links with Japan
SIRO-A
Modern circus fused with technology
Jun Nakamura: Shibori and Contemporary Fashion
London-based Japanese designer reinterprets the art of shibori for the 21st century
Art Fair Tokyo 2019
March 8 – 11 (March 7 for press and private viewings)
The Small Screen
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Sophie Calle and the Shibuya Crossing Takeover
Art installation brings Shibuya Crossing to a standstill
Urban Art in the Nation of Tradition
Outsiders within the world of art
Heisei Jump!
Metropolis gives you the lowdown on Heisei era locales brim full of nostalgia
Momentos of Sadness
Sophie Calle’s remarkable “Exquisite Pain” returns to haunt Tokyo once again
Andrew Wasylyk’s The Paralian
Scottish musical maverick's ode to his homeland's rugged and beautiful coastline
Parcels
More than a funk band
Luby Sparks at Shibuya WWW
Japan's new indie rock heroes
Pablo Yano, Juunin Toiro
Exploring individuality in a masked society
Tokyo International Foto Awards 2018
TIFA announces its 2018 grand-prize winners
Electric Daisy Carnival Japan 2019
Don’t miss the last chance to get cheap tickets!
Luby Sparks
The shoegazing, reminiscent sounds of the alternative band
Engineered Sounds
Frenchman Gregory Germain talks shop about his experiences working with Japan’s musical elite
The Small Screen
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More Than Music
Interview with Justin Sachs, founder of the indie music events series
Architecture x Photography: A Light Existing Only Here
A new exhibition at TOP focuses on the intrinsic relationship between two artistic disciplines
Oyako: An Ode to Parents and Children
An array of intriguing portraits of Japanese oyako
The Small Screen
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Awkward Tableaux
An interview with Hai-Hsin Huang
Japanese Historical Novels
The best of Japan's historical fiction
Nao and Tokyo
Interview with the British songstress on her new album and Tokyo debut
Books We Love
Merry Christmas to all our readers
TOKYOGRAPHIE
Kyoto’s annual international photography festival brings a special edition to Tokyo
FUTURE CITIES
Get a sense of the future of Tokyo through virtual experience
Kevin Barry at the European Literature Festival
The award-winning writer shares thoughts on place, sound and Twitter ahead of his first trip to Tokyo
Moe Shop
French producer’s spin on technicolor electro-pop
Catching up with Franz Ferdinand
On the new faces and sound coming to Tokyo
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