Following a short rainy season, which was spent at home listening to new Japanese music, we now have the Japanese summer with its abundance of happy-go-lucky mosquitoes and treacle-like humidity. This also means…

.This June we saw a wave of new Japanese music, predominantly in the electronic and experimental music realm. Cross-generational releases saw electronic downbeat legend Calm through to newer acts and collaborations such…

Shun Kosaka spends most of his waking hours concocting new cocktail creations. Many of them aim to showcase a range of traditional Japanese ingredients: from sake and shochu to yuzu and locally…

Shun Kosaka moves with an air of confidence that belies his mere 24 years of age. Bartender at the illustrious Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo in Shinjuku, he’s racked up experience in dozens…