Arts

Deep Thoughts from a Bean-Jam-Bun Hero: Essays from Anpanman Creator Yanase TakashiCULTURE | May 5, 2023

“Sukajan”: Yokosuka and the Roots of Japan’s Dazzling Bomber JacketsCULTURE | May 4, 2023

“Islands of the Sun” Completes Tawada Yōko’s Trilogy Exploring Questions of Belonging and National Identity CULTURE | Apr 21, 2023

Arabic Calligrapher Honda Kōichi Has “Only Just Begun” (Video)CULTURE | Apr 13, 2023

“Shinjuku Shark”: Japanese Mystery Writer Ōsawa Arimasa and the Enduring Appeal of His Hardboiled Series CULTURE | Apr 6, 2023

The Galileo Series: Higashino Keigo’s Mystery HitCULTURE | Mar 24, 2023

A Talk with the Author of “‘Cherry’ Ingram: The Englishman Who Saved Japan’s Blossoms”CULTURE | Mar 14, 2023

A Century of Japanese Whisky: A Delightfully Detailed Book on the Drink in Japan CULTURE | Mar 10, 2023

Celebrating Girls Day: “Hina” Dolls Among Treasures of Mitsubishi Zaibatsu Head Iwasaki Koyata on Exhibit in TokyoCULTURE | Mar 2, 2023

Toriumi Minako Introduces Japanese Wine Pioneers in New Book on the Country’s WineriesCULTURE | Feb 24, 2023

“Kamon”: Japan’s Family CrestsCULTURE | Feb 10, 2023

Speaking Through Ceramics: Japan-Based Taiwanese Artist Chung Wen-ting CULTURE | Feb 1, 2023

Tawada Yōko’s Border-Crossing Dystopian TrilogyCULTURE | Jan 24, 2023

Ogawa Yōko’s Latest Collection Offers New Glimpses at the Surreal Underbelly of Everyday LifeCULTURE | Jan 13, 2023

Tokyo TowerJAPAN LIFE | Dec 23, 2022

“The Thorn Puller”: Suffering and HealingCULTURE | Dec 9, 2022

Tokyo Toilet Project: More Public Restrooms Designed by Top Creators Pop Up in ShibuyaCULTURE | Nov 10, 2022

Gankutsu Hotel: A Western-Inspired Vision Carved in StoneCULTURE | Nov 3, 2022