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See who's kicking goals in the Japanese music scene this Olympic season

Wisdom Illustrated

Japan-based illustrators take on ancient Japanese proverbs

The Naked Director’s Muse

How did the Netflix series fail Kaoru Kuroki's feminist legacy?

Go Backstage into the World of a Noh Performer

Hibiya Festival 2021’s Kanze Noh Theater Tour

Why the World Needs Literature

Conversations with award-winning author Yu Miri and translator Morgan Giles

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Dreamy indie tunes straight from Tokyo

The Mahabharata

Hiroshi Koike's most ambitious production questions the future of our world

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Get through the rainy season slump with our newest playlist

BAHK and SHART: Tokyo’s Gen Z Graffiti Artists

“Today is already too late to change the world, but it’s the earliest moment we have.”

The Sacrifice Needed to Live Between Cultural Worlds 

Liane Wakabayashi’s new memoir ‘The Wagamama Bride’

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