Japan

Film & TVA guide to Japanese cyberpunk cinema with three of its visionary directors

Art & PhotographyJapanese femdom artist Namio Harukawa has passed away

Film & TVInside the cyberpunk world of Taiwanese filmmaker Yuen Hsieh

Film & TVWatch the trailer for Werner Herzog’s doc on Japan’s rent-a-family business

Film & TVThe Studio Ghibli museum has closed amid coronavirus fears

Art & PhotographyThis new photography book is a tribute to fandom and coming-of-age

MusicJoe Hisaishi: the genius composer who gave Studio Ghibli its sound

Art & PhotographyYayoi Kusama will debut a new, outdoor infinity room in New York

Art & PhotographyA guide to Toshio Saeki, the godfather of Japanese erotica

MusicCharli XCX and Galantis join for Mario-themed track for Nintendo theme park

FashionThe IG uploading the entire FRUiTS magazine archive

Film & TVThe global warming-inspired anime storming Japan’s box offices

FashionMeet the designer creating otherworldly dresses using only a 3D pen

MusicWhat do we mean when we talk about ‘Asian rap’?

Film & TV33 people dead in Kyoto Animation studio fire

Art & PhotographyYayoi Kusama is creating her first ever participatory art installation

Art & PhotographySee photographs taken inside Japanese love hotels exploring female desire

Film & TVYour dream job just became available at Studio Ghibli

Art & PhotographyPhotographer Pixy Liao on how humour and Japanese cinema shape her work

PoliticsCouples in Japan file Valentine’s Day lawsuits in marriage equality fight

MusicA conversation with Perfume, Japan’s most futuristic pop band

Life & CultureLesbian couple to marry 26 times abroad to call for equality in Japan

Art & PhotographyThe 20 best photos of 2018

FashionDior built a giant, sexy robot in Tokyo for its Pre-AW19 men’s show