Culture
Review: Perfume – LIVE 3:5:6:9
Pure artistry of both sight and sound
The Language Archive
Director Brian Berdanier gives Julia Cho’s comedy its Japan premiere
Share Your Tokyo Extras
TBS helps you uncover Japan's capital city
Remembering David Bowie
Looking back on the late artist, icon, and Japanophile
Vermeer and Rembrandt
The masters of the 17th-century Dutch Golden Age
Podcast: Metropolis On Air 8
Interview with Robert Rÿker, Audio Lingoist, and more…
Thunderbox at Play
Gaming gear is reborn into fashion
Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats
The internationally acclaimed artist proves himself to his homeland
Review: Pop Etc. – Souvenir
The album doesn’t break new ground but might be worth a listen
Comiket Calling
The Comic Market celebrates Japan’s underground subcultures
Podcast: Metropolis On Air 7
Interviews with Director Mark Osbourne and Swiss Filmmaker Michel Bielecki.
To Catch a Thief
Black Mass director Scott Cooper spills the gangster beans
Jack Tempchin learns to dance
SoCal survivor finds new wind
Saving Japanese Craftsmanship
Michel Bielecki and Swispon preserve artisanal traditions
New York Shakespeare Exchange
Director Ross Williams brings the Bard across borders
Review: Lyric Dubee – Combat of Love
There’s enough meat on this album to satisfy pop-rock fans
My Little Pony meets Fashion
Tokyo goes equine chic
Frank Gehry
21_21 Design Sight examines the work of the wild man of architecture
Little Prince, Big Screen
Mark Osborne on translating the children’s tale into film
The Here and Now of Tokyo Fashion
The rise of Coconogacco
From My Window
A retrospective on Yoko Ono’s career
Forceful Anticipation
Can J.J.’s Star Wars live up to the hype?