Culture
Eight Anime and Manga to Keep an Eye on in 2022
Starting the year off strong with anime auteurs and manga revolutionaries
Based in Japan: The Trash Taste Podcast
Turning memes, arguments and garbage opinions into success
Finding Her Rhythm
Tokyo rapper xiangyu on constant reinvention
Chip Tanaka: Ambitious Sound
Chiptune pioneer on using pilates to surpass Paul McCartney
When You Wish Upon a Star
Guide to Hatsuhinode and How to See It
Tokyo Music Scene 2021 Roundup
The best Japan music releases of 2021
The 12 Best Anime Songs of 2021
Totally underrated songs and the artists behind them
The Heike Story: A 13th Century Epic Turned Modern Anime Triumph
The director of A Silent Voice’s masterful take on historical Japanese literature
Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this November
Your monthly dose of new music from Japan
Top 7 Japanese Books to Read This Winter
From romance to AI, works of translation to Tokyo-based novels