CULTURE
Sasuke Haraguchi’s provocative soundtracks for digital ...
The 21-year-old electronic producer and artist taps into the chaotic nature of m...
‘She Taught Me Serendipity’: A quiet reminder not to ta...
While Akiko Ohku’s latest seems like a rom-com on its surface, the ensemble piec...
Thumbelina's bedtime is before 8. Her exhibition runs t...
A toddler’s solo art show lights up Tokyo’s nightlife, even though she’s asleep ...
Indonesia's horror movie industry rises from the grave
Five of the top 10 films from 2024 were categorized as horror movies, a statisti...
Digital divas: Can Japan's virtual YouTuber craze crack...
VTuber agency Cover Corp. recently opened a U.S. office to accelerate business i...
'Vanishing World': Sayaka Murata’s vision of a sex-hati...
In Sayaka Murata’s latest book to come out in English, sex between married coupl...
National Ballet of Japan takes its 'Giselle' to Royal O...
First staged in 2022 to celebrate the NBJ’s 25th anniversary season, Miyako Yosh...
The band that turned a pandemic lockdown into a Tokyo d...
On “Grand Voyage,” French pop act Tapeworms tap into Japanese cultural nostalgia...
‘The Brothers Kitaura’: A sordid tale of filial impropr...
Masaki Tsujino’s dark comedy of errors unpacks family dysfunction and middle-cla...
‘Ghost Killer’: Spirited action and sharp humor make fo...
“Baby Assassins” collaborators Yugo Sakamoto and Kensuke Sonomura team up again ...
Online art scene eager to go offline, at least for the ...
From Beeple exhibiting a physical version of an NFT artwork to Polygon1993’s cus...
Sasami is in her pop era, and she’s not overthinking it
As the singer explores Tokyo, she reflects on identity and her latest album, “Bl...
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The prefecture's new art museum aims to engage the community through interactive...
Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing'...
Writer Gail Renard explained the situation by saying, "If you stole a diamond ri...
‘Let’s Meet at Angie’s Bar’: A granny like none other
Acting veteran Mitsuko Kusabue brings wisdom and wit to Yurugu Matsumoto’s light...
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of wate...
NHK's new four-episode miniseries, “After the Quake,” probes the ripple effects ...
