Robert Whiting On His First Years in Tokyo, the 1964 Games and More A fresh-faced GI from a small town in America, Robert Whiting knew little of Japan’s capital…
Sumire: Sharing Hope of a Better Future The same day we meet Sumire Matsubara for our interview, she later shares with her…
10 Questions With Katsura Sunshine, Second Western Rakugo Comedian in History Katsura Sunshine made an immediate impression on me. His happy-go-lucky energy was tangible even through…
“I Believe Your Heart Can Be Your Home”: Finding Harmony with Sugizo Being in the presence of a rock god — even with strict social distancing measures…
Dave Spector – “Home is Where You Hang Your Hat” Dave Spector delivers a joke like a Mashiko potter throws a clay bowl – quick,…
Singer May J. Starts the New Year on a High Note May J., a Tokyo-born multicultural singer with her roots in Japan, Iran, Turkey, Russia, U.K.,…
A Quiet Challenge: New Mori Art Museum Director Mami Kataoka On Taking Charge of One of Tokyo’s Leading Institutions Amid a Pandemic In September 2019, just months before assuming her role as the new director of Mori…
Racism in Japan: A Conversation With Anthropology Professor John G. Russell In the early ‘80s, Harlem-native John G. Russell was at a Tokyo psychiatric ward, visiting the…
10 Questions with CWAJ President Jane Grimes It is always a pleasure to speak with Jane Grimes. With Southern charm and a…
Meet Michail Gkinis & The Genre-Defying Fashion Designer’s New Todoroki Atelier Todoroki is, arguably, one of Tokyo’s most charming areas. Famed for its lush valley and…
Zero as You Are: Miyuki Tokoi’s Documentary Spotlights Japan’s Ostracism of Gender Minorities Despite being born a female, Takamasa “Sky” Kobayashi entered middle school officially recognized as a…
“Jokes Are a Remote Form of Tickling”: An Interview With Jimmy Carr As Jimmy Carr prepares for his first show in Tokyo next month, we called him…
A Conversation with Ryu Murakami The acclaimed author’s latest book, Japanese Traditional Events, is a marked departure from the noir…
Piko Taro Pens His Way to a Guinness World Record Stealing SMAP and AKB48’s thunder, Piko Taro has unquestionably been 2016’s biggest headline-maker in the…
Hirokazu Koreeda On The Problem With Japanese Cinema Hirokazu Koreeda is one of the few local movie directors who’s pushing for original scripts…
