Culture
Imagination Abounds at Festival/Tokyo 2020
The innovative theater event reimagines art and performance during the pandemic
Atomic Trauma and Family Albums – 75 Years Later
Kazu Sashida's crucial book sheds light on the horrors of Hiroshima
How Director Keishi Otomo Found Redemption in ‘Beneath the Shadow’
The former NHK producer and Iwate-born director's journey home after nine long years
The Brilliant Architects Behind Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets
Design visionaries Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto transform cities and lives
Kyotographie: Illuminating a City with Photography
One of Japan’s foremost arts events binds and highlights community
STEREOGIRL Is All Grown Up
The young band meets Brit-rock, American alt and Tokyo landscapes
3 Female Artists You Should Follow
Blossom the Project, Mari Naomi and Christine Mari Inzer on art, activism and mental health
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