Japan

Art & PhotographyThis exhibition will examine the impact of Japan on European artHomo Faber

MusicMeet STARKIDS, Tokyo’s insane response to the rise of hyperpop

Film & TVPachinko: the stirring new drama schooling the west on Korean history

Film & TVTwo of Japan’s weirdest comedies have arrived in the UK

Film & TVSix women filmmakers from the Far East that you need to know

Film & TVHow Sogo Ishii became the godfather of Japanese cyberpunk cinema

Film & TVCyberpunk icon Shinya Tsukamoto on his black sheep horror Hiruko the Goblin

Film & TVSex, zombies, and guitars: why Japan is king at making mad music films

Art & PhotographyOh my gourd! Yayoi Kusama’s yellow pumpkin washes out to sea

Life & CultureSkater Sky Brown makes history as Britain’s youngest Olympic medallist

Life & CultureA 13-year-old just won the first ever Olympic gold in women’s skateboarding

Film & TVTezuka’s Barbara: the ‘un-filmable’ erotic fantasy from Japan’s Walt Disney

MusicJ-pop megastar Hikaru Utada on teen fame, discrimination, and grief

MusicCHAI’s jubilant quarantine record is ‘an album for all of us’

FashionVault by Vans and Wacko Maria’s new collection celebrates collector cultureVault by Vans

Film & TVStudio Ghibli’s Spirited Away will be turned into a stage play

Film & TVHow films about filmmaking are revolutionising Japanese cinema

Film & TVAn introduction to Yoshihiro Nishimura, the whacky king of body horror

Art & PhotographyThese provocative portraits capture Madonna on her ascent to superstardom

Life & CultureMeet the breakdancers gunning for the 2024 Paris Olympics

Film & TVHow Japan’s 90s teen delinquency crisis inspired a wave of killer movies

PoliticsMeet Jo Baiden: Japanese mayor goes viral after Joe Biden’s US election win

FashionSupreme links up with ‘The Godfather of Japanese Erotica’ for new collab

Film & TVWatch Hayao Miyazaki sketch cute characters for the Studio Ghibli Museum