Tag: Interview

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…

CWAJ president Jane Grimes

10 Questions with CWAJ President Jane Grimes

It is always a pleasure to speak with Jane Grimes. With Southern charm and a…

Michail Gkinis-Aoyama

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…

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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…

Owl City: Interview

From a humble bedroom recording studio in small town Owatonna, Minnesota (AKA Owl City), singer-songwriter…