Culture
If You’re Into East Meets West, Catch ‘A Seed: Ichi-Ryu Manbai’ at Kanze Noh Theater
With deeply established traditions in dance, theater and music, Japanese entertainment offers almost too much to k
Special Reports
‘The Spirit of Peace Needs Artists’: Highlights of the 30th Praemium Imperiale Awards
The five arts laureates of the 30th Praemium Imperiale Awards received their prizes from Prince and Princess [&hel
Culture
Fuji Rock 2018 Livestream Highlights: Enjoy Japan’s Most Famous Rock Festival from Home
Fuji Rock, Japan’s most renowned festival now in its 22nd year, takes place July 27-29 at Naeba […]
Blog
Back in Swing: The Secret Subculture of Jazz Cafes
Read any Haruki Murakami novel and it is easy to tell the inescapable grip jazz once had on […]
Culture
Meet the Chika Idols, the Girls in the Underground Scene
“I will never forget these few years we spent together.” A girl, dressed in a simple costume […]