Fresh Ink: ‘Tales of the Zashiki Children’ by Kenji Miyazawa

The English-language debut of a prolific Japanese writer

Developing a Creative Economy in Tokyo

Founder Jimi Okelana speaks on establishing ON-1 and innovative entrepreneurship in Japan

Tjiros: ‘One day, the right words would find me’

Meet the Japanese blues duo to listen to this winter 

Rats on Rafts: ‘Tokyo Music Experience’

How to encapsulate Tokyo in a song

Scientific Literature About an Unscientific World

Kanji Hanawa divulges society’s absurdity in two translated novellas

Shuta Hasunuma: FULLPHONY

An unconventional orchestra reflecting the changing sound of Japan

Highlights from Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo 2021 S/S 

Virtual shows, rainy rooftop catwalks and mask fashion

Marihiko Hara: Passion Composed

The Kyoto-based multitalent on recording his latest album

Ishimoto Yasuhiro Centennial: Tradition and Modernity

New photography exhibit opens at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery

‘The Hole’ by Hiroko Oyamada

David Boyd translates Oyamada's surreal novel of transformation and isolation

Owning the Underground

Bringing you the lowdown on Japan's best low-profile acts this autumn

Imagination Abounds at Festival/Tokyo 2020

The innovative theater event reimagines art and performance during the pandemic