Culture
KYOTOGRAPHIE 2021
Highlights from one of Japan’s foremost art festivals
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this September
Featuring exciting collabs and independent releases from some of our favorite artists right now
What’s New in Translation?
Two newly translated Japanese novels to read this autumn
Jaegermeister Continues its Campaign to Support Tokyo’s Nightlife
Featuring help from local tastemakers
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this August
The best new Japanese indie, electronic, hip hop and rock releases of a hot and sweaty August
Kengo Kuma: Skyscrapers Are Going Out of Style
The future of Tokyo’s skyline and how tracking cats via GPS is part of it
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