Read more at The Source — by Keenan Higgins: tinuing on a relentless delivery of drops, most recently in the form of a capsule collection with Lil Yachty, BAPE is now teaming […]
BAPE Cooks Up a Three-Way Capsule Collab With Medicom Toy and M / mika ninagawa — The Source
Beautiful New Studio Ghibli Design Japanese Fans Coming Just in Time for Summer — Grape
Read more at Grape — Summer is finally here. Soon it will be time for going to firework festivals, wearing light kimono, eating shaved ice, and trying to beat the heat. But […]
How to eat your way around Fukuoka in Japan — Star2.com
Read more at Star2.com — by Ming Teoh: There are many things to see and do in Fukuoka, a city located on the island of Kyushu in Japan. For foodies, however, the […]
A vacation to Aichi-Nagoya should be on every Japanese food lover’s bucket list — ABS-CBN
Read more at ABS-CBN — by Nana Ozaeta: The “Heart of Japan” is not only a manufacturing hub, it’s also rich in cultural and culinary offerings. There are many marks to hit […]
The Tale of Genji: A literary masterpiece and the art it inspired — Sunday Guardian Live
Read more at Sunday Guardian Live — by Roberta Smith: The Tale of Genji, written in early-11th-century Japan, has inspired a thousand years of great art, some of which is on view […]
Chai live: the Japanese punks’ ‘neo kawaii’ revolution is a bubblegum riot of body positivity — NME
Read more at NME — by Gary Ryan: Chai are gloriously extra. The Nagoya disco-punks arrive onstage to their own theme tune (‘This is Chai’), sport matching candy floss-pink jumpsuits and perform charmingly […]
Newly Translated Mishima Work, ‘Star’, Offers Insight into His Pop Culture Persona — Popmatters
Read more at Popmatters — by Hans Rollmann: There are few Japanese authors as well known in the West as Yukio Mishima, so English-language readers might be surprised at how much of […]
Beautiful gemstones at the heart of Komatsu culture — Kyodo
Read more at Kyodo — Jasper, opal and various other polished stones unearthed in old ruins dating from the Yayoi and Kofun periods in Komatsu in present-day Ishikawa Prefecture indicate that the […]
Why this steakhouse is drawing high rollers — Philippine Daily Inquirer
Read more at the Philippine Daily Inquirer — by Raoul J. Chee Kee: For over five years now, a steakhouse that originated in Tokyo has been attracting high rollers at City of […]
Basao delivers ‘sineculture’ at Star Street — Inside Retail
Read more at Inside Retail — by Renzo Andrews: Homegrown Hong Kong fine-tea brand Basao was launched online four years ago. Now the fast-growing brand has opened its first physical retail outlet […]
