Top 7 Japanese Books to Read This Winter

From romance to AI, works of translation to Tokyo-based novels

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this October

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan

Fresh Ink: Osamu Dazai

The English-language debut of A, Autumn

The Echoes of KYOTOGRAPHIE

How creative events can shape our communities

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