With performances from East Asia’s fastest-rising underground artists, Margins United was a colourful celebration of culture ‘from the margins’
Oct 06, 2025
Fresh off her world tour, anonymous Japanese utaite singer Ado shares her remarkable story of going from internet cover artist to one of J-Pop’s biggest stars
Sep 26, 2025
As the renowned video game director’s Kojima Productions turns ten, we speak to six of Kojima’s diverse collaborators to explore how his singular creative process has shaped their own artistic practices
Sep 24, 2025
As one of Japan’s largest art events opens its doors, we spotlight five standout artists from this year’s line-up
We speak to director Neo Sora about Happyend, a coming-of-age drama where teenage DJs push back against an algorithmic future
Sep 22, 2025
Drifting between subway stations and blossom-scattered side streets, photographer Prissilya Junewin distils the daydreams of Japan’s morning commuters
Sep 09, 2025
Dive into gritty basement raves, step inside obsessive fashion obsessive’ bedrooms, or lose yourself in mountain romance – here are eight of this month’s photography highlights...
Sep 05, 2025
From porn scripts to cult slashers, Takashi Ishii carved out a singular vision of crime, desire and neon-lit melancholy
Aug 21, 2025
As Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s cult book is reissued by Apartamento, the Japanese photographer takes us back to the heady days of early 00s fashion
Aug 12, 2025
A new tome composes four key early publications by the great Japanese photographer, tracing the evolution of his unique and radical vision
Aug 04, 2025
jajaja…瞑想散歩 is inspired by the Japanese belief that at the moment of death, your memories play back like a revolving lantern
Jul 23, 2025
A new book, Manga Corps, chronicles the hidden world of the country’s underground hardcore techno scene in the 1990s
Jul 15, 2025
Fresh off their first world tour, the seven-piece are ushering in a new era for Japanese pop music, in which all artists rise up together
As anime viewership reaches an all-time high globally, we list ten essential series for any new fan of the Japanese animated medium
Jul 11, 2025
80 years after the atomic bomb decimated Hiroshima, Kawada’s new exhibition, Endless Map: Invisible, plots the story of post-WW2 Japan and delves into the mysteries of the cosmos