808 State

The seminal electronic act reveals a political side to rave culture

Nylon Pink

Sizzlin' sexy songstresses serenade Tokyo

Sakura

Hotel Seiyo Ginza plies you with novelty treats

Wilco

Influential alt-country act finally get respect in Japan

A Fitting Concern

Living in a country not designed with you in mind

For Your Ears Only

Step back with an 80s pop legend—and raise Tohoku cash too

Quentin in Japan

Written in a Tokyo hotel room

Doai Station in Minakami

Japan's top station for moles

February 20, 2013

The carer of the future, and other mechanisms

Zao Onsen in Winter

Winter sport and onsen

Exotic Pantries

Tokyo’s independent markets hold a feast of rare eats

Sado Tempest

A loose adaptation of Shakespeare on a Japanese island by a UK filmmaker