Culture
Ethical Watchmaker August Berg Enters Japan
Scandanavian designs channel 'timefulness' and sustainability
GOMA
The intricate worlds of an Aomori-based artist
Hidden Retail: 5 Thrift Stores in Tokyo
Elevate your thrifting game at these lesser known gems
I Know You Are, But What Am I?
Metropolis’ editor-in-chief examines life in Japan as a stammerer
Do No Harm But Take No Shit
Bae Tokyo founder Jayda B on virtual inclusivity, Made By She and feminism in Japan
Comedy is Tragic in ‘Spark’
A review of manzai star Naoki Matayoshi’s translated novel
Andrew Wasylyk: Fugitive Light and Themes of Consolation
Album review and interview with the Scottish multi-instrumentalist
Embracing Transgender and Gender Nonconformity
Photographer Paule Saviano returns to Tokyo with crucial new exhibition
Waater Goes All Out
Five punk-fuelled friends are out to revive Tokyo's indie music scene
Global Art Superstars Kick Off Mori Art Museum’s New Season
STARS celebrates the work of Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara and more
The Resurgence of a Japanese Literary Master
Fifty years after his death, Yukio Mishima is reemerging in translation
Christian Lee Hutson: Beginners
The debut album of Phoebe Bridgers’ creative prodigy
Talking With the Only Gaijin in the Village
Scotsman Iain Maloney on his new book about life in rural Japan
THE NOVEMBERS Interview: At The Beginning
Japanese rock quartet crosses genres and generations on its eighth album
Your Summer Reading List
Recommendations from Tokyo's literary scene
Maika Loubté: Closer to Emotion
French-Japanese chanteuse on fundamentals and her latest album
Masu Dore: ‘The Best Ever in 18 Years’
Japanese rock trio returns with two new singles
Morenx in Japan: ‘Respect My Identity and Respect My Culture’
Vlogger and activist Brianna Slaughter talks BLM, mental health and allyship
Breasts, Eggs and Existential Feminism
Mieko Kawakami’s intimate portrait of womanhood in 'Breasts and Eggs'
My Quarantine Albums
A stay at home soundtrack from artists in the music scene
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Hayao Miyazaki
New memoir reveals strange and surprising facts about the famous artist
Goodbye to All That
A not-so-fiction story about life in Tokyo during the pandemic