Oliver Trapnell Japan’s rainy season is in full swing and people have begun spending more time indoors. To help satiate their boredom, many will begin...
The police began investigating the pirate website Mangamura on suspicion of violating the Copyright Act. Without permission, Mangamura had uploaded direct links to...
I saw a monkey in there roaming around once and it didn’t seem out of place. That’s the only way I can effectively introduce the...
Otohiko Takano's 'Hana no Iro' Feast on themes of ‘miyabi’ and ‘Moee’ A collection of works by manga and anime illustrators at the...
Oddly enough, I had almost no expectations when I boarded the late-night plane out of New York’s JFK Airport and took the 17-hour journey to...
Above: woodblock print (ukiyo-e) of a yokai called Gashadokuro (餓者髑髏) or starving skeleton by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. If you are living in Japan or just...
Kazuo Ishiguro speaks at the Banquet in the Blue Hall of the Stockholm City Hall on December 10, 2017. After being awarded the Nobel Prize for...
“Yuguredoki” (Twilight Time) by KEI An exhibition of works by more than 100 manga and animé illustrators—called Eshi by fans—will run from April 29 to...