Kevin Barry at the European Literature Festival

The award-winning writer shares thoughts on place, sound and Twitter ahead of his first trip to Tokyo

Moe Shop

French producer’s spin on technicolor electro-pop

Lucid Dreaming

With Belarusian-born photographer Yulia Shur

Usuke Boys

A group of wine aficionados start their own winery in this Japanese drama

Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI

The latest JRPG offerings from Nintendo and Square Enix

Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy good

Touching from a Distance

The workers of Fukushima Daiichi

In Darkness

Rickety action

Art and Relaxation in Kobe

A day in laid-back and cultural Kobe

The Master: Akaji Maro

Metropolis interviews Japan’s most acclaimed butoh actor and director

Contesting Myths

Best-selling writer Robert Whiting reviews a history of Japanese “samurai baseball”

Ernest Higa Interview

A respected Tokyo businessman on the future of Japan