Today, tattoos are considered a form of culture that has a great affinity with music and fashion. We spoke to Tappei, who is turning heads in the scene, about his roots and future.

Shin Okada published Megane to Otaku to Skateboard, an autobiography detailing his first encounter with skateboarding to making his international debut. We spoke to him about his adolescence and current views on skateboarding.

Heavenphetamine, a Japanese band who moved to Europe, talks about living abroad as musicians and their ongoing project to support Ukraine, the NOM Project.

TENGAone, who says he wants to “entertain the viewers” and “change the ways they view the world,” looks back on his past artistic practices and talks about the intention behind his works.

To uncover artist Keiichi Tanaami’s core creativity and spirit, we spoke to him at his studio, surrounded by his powerful works.

The latest report on “DARK MATTER,” which opened in Berlin’s Lichtenberg district in 2021.

Born from a fusion of “otaku” and “tattoo,” the culture of “otattoo” has spread throughout the world from its Osaka origins. We paid a visit to the Invasion Club tattoo studio, and sat down with Hori Benny to hear from the “otattoo evangelist” himself.

Through interviews with people of Japanese heritage working in the creative industries, this series explores the state of contemporary Japan as well as its past.

Rapper ID released his first full album, B1. Although he attracts attention for his MC battles, he has created a work that presents a different musical style. We talk with him about the album, while tracing his origins.

This is the first part of our interview with artist Yuko Mohri, who’s made many sound-related installations combining everyday objects, junk, and instruments.

Interview with Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records, the world’s largest indie label with many bands.

To make clothes from trash found in the river; we asked what singer xiangyu and Perminute designer Yoshiki Hanzawa want to say through Riverside Story.

Peppe introduces his first encounter with Japanese culture through his manga. In the sixth installment, Peppe returns to his hometown in Italy and tries ramen, a popular dish in Milan.

An interview with Ado, the singer taking over Japan, about how she sings to express herself.

What possibilities does AI bring to improvisation and performance? This is the first part of the conversation between percussionist Shun Ishiwaka and saxophonist Kei Matsumaru, who held a session with an AI that learned their own performance at the Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media [YCAM] last June.

Shinichi Sugawara and Naruki Numazawa speak on the music played by SAMOEDO, a new band whose theme is “collaboration across Asia.”

This is an online interviews by James Salomon with New York-based artist Yuko Nishikawa about why she decided to reside in New York and what is behind her diverse body of work.

Malene Hvidt, who grew up in a family of architects, talks about her great grandfather, living with her partner, and the house that combines Japanese aesthetics and Scandinavian design.

Kakeru Taira is a self-taught CGI artist whose work is gaining traction on Twitter. We spoke to him to find out about what goes into his creations.

The relationships between “KITCHEN. LABEL” run by ASPIDIDTRAFLY, a Singapore-based male-female unit consisting of April Lee and Ricks Ang, and Japanese artists with whom they have close ties.

ASPIDISTRAFLY, a Singapore-based male-female unit consisting of April Lee and Rix Ang, talks about their “KITCHEN. LABEL” label and the background of their new album.

We present an interview with John Hassall, the bassist of The Libertines, about the band’s debut album, Up The Bracket, which has welcomed its 20th anniversary this year.

What are the next steps for the new generation of origami artists post-complex origami boom? We visited Corsoyard, a handmade washi studio in Mino, Gifu prefecture, where Yuga Arisawa is based.

Creating Origami from Scratch: Interview with Origami Artist/Handmade Washi Craftsman, Yuga Arisawa – Part 1

Kotaro Manabe, who has been actively involved in Japan’s outdoor rave scene since the 1990s, looks back on those days with a number of outstanding photos of outdoor rave parties in Japan.

Kazuo Umezu put out new work for the first time in 27 years. We spoke to the manga artist about his latest work and self-evolution.

B+, who has worked continuously as a photographer of American hip hop, opened in July the exhibition Tried by Twelve: photography by B+. We ask B+, who came to Tokyo for the exhibition, about the photos and his impressions of Japan.

Superorganism, who plays music from a global perspective, has released their latest album, World Wide Pop. We caught up with members Orono and Harry to learn more about the uniqueness and importance of pop culture.