Comedy is Tragic in ‘Spark’

A review of manzai star Naoki Matayoshi’s translated novel

The Resurgence of a Japanese Literary Master

Fifty years after his death, Yukio Mishima is reemerging in translation

What We’re Watching This Summer

Staff picks from fashion YouTuber to outlandish animation and Netflix dramas

Viral TikToker Teaches Anti-Racism in the Classroom

Patrick Smith aka ‘thepaperpat’ opens up about his experiences

At the Forefront: Conversations with a Black Trans Activist

BLM Tokyo's Juniper Alexander on LGBTQ visibility within a global movement

Your Summer Reading List

Recommendations from Tokyo's literary scene

Morenx in Japan: ‘Respect My Identity and Respect My Culture’

Vlogger and activist Brianna Slaughter talks BLM, mental health and allyship

Rambo: Last Blood

You promise?

Goodbye to All That

A not-so-fiction story about life in Tokyo during the pandemic

What Went Wrong at ‘Terrace House’?

Reflecting on the Japanese reality show after the death of member Hana Kimura

Thunder Road

Tragicomic festival fave

WONK: Escaping the Filter-Bubble Phenomenon 

Tokyo experimental soul band WONK releases new album EYES