Art Aquarium

A surreal underwater journey in the heart of Tokyo

Inheritance From Mother by Minae Mizumura

A drama against the overly dramatic

Sex in Japan

The comeback and drawbacks

Radio Free Tokyo

A mid-year roundup of the best Japanese music available online

The Yoga Generation

Considering a yoga retreat next vacation?

Kingyo: Koi’s Overlooked Older Brother

On goldfish, the disregarded relative of Japan's national fish

I Am Wrath

Another middle-aged revenge rampage

Clearing the Air

Japan's battle for the smoking ban

Are You an Echo?: The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko

Introducing this powerful female voice to the English-speaking world

tiernan’s Quiet Comeback

People give up on their dreams every day. They submit [...]

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Ick, ick, ick

Seiji Saves Japan

A lifesaver's mission to make sports safer, in and out of the water