Taku Obata, an artist passing down the tradition of B BOYism returns with his large-scale sculpture “B BOY REVENGE 2022.” We approached him about his perspective in an interview.

California Store is a souvenir shop in Nakameguro, Tokyo, with an eye-catching assortment of products that can’t be found anywhere else. The owner Takahiro Akiyama speaks on the meaning behind the store’s theme, “cheerful and fun eroticism” and his signature T-shirts.

Skateboarding can be viewed from multiple angles in this age of diversity. What does it look like to you? What exactly is skateboarding? There is probably more than one answer to these questions. Obviously, the answers varies depending on the times and the way it appeals to society. This time, we’ll focus on people who continue to look at and record the most universal aspects of skateboarding.

Part two of our interview with Kazuki Arima of OTOGIVANASHI, who have released their new album, Us.

1972-2022 TOMMAX and Osamu Nagahama: Two Mens’s Okinawa and America, an exhibition of work by the photographer Osamu Nagahama and the contemporary artist Tsutomu Makishi (TOMMAX), was held this year in Okinawa, Japan. We interviewed Osamu Nagahama in Okinawa. This second part focuses on the work exhibited in the show.

Part one of our interview with Kazuki Arima of OTOGIVANASHI, who have released their new album, Us.

Fujii Kaze just released his sophomore album, Love All Serve All, and is currently on tour. We investigate what makes his music attract so many people.

Born in 2000, Joshua Nishimiya is a skater leading the way for the next generation. We spoke to him about his thoughts on the skate scene and vision for the future.

The interview explores architect Hiroshi Nakamura’s plan and concept of the Shinpujuyo-sho and Seishin-sho at Toshogu Shrine in Ueno, Tokyo.

An interview with artist SHUN SUDO, whose solo exhibition “Blowin’ in the Wind” was held at elephant studio in Tokyo until July 24.

1972-2022 TOMMAX and Osamu Nagahama: Two Mens’s Okinawa and America, an exhibition of work by the photographer Osamu Nagahama and the contemporary artist Tsutomu Makishi (TOMMAX), was held this year in Okinawa, Japan. We interviewed Osamu Nagahama in Okinawa. In this first part, Nagahama tells us about how the two met, and details his own career as a photographer.

Peppe introduces his first encounter with Japanese culture through his manga. The fourth installment is on his visit to the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in Koganei, Tokyo.

Tomo Kosuga, an art producer living in Amsterdam, explores photography around the world today in this series of columns. In his seventh installment, he reveals the long-veiled, unknown lifetime of Dutch photographer Paul Blanca.

Stefan Dotter, founder of Berlin-and-Tokyo-based publisher Whitelies, talks about what goes on behind its creative process.

Kuunatic is a band that makes tribal, shamanistic music based on mythologies and moon-worshipping. They released their first LP last October through German label Glitterbeat Records and successfully played at 30 venues for their European tour this summer. We explore who Kuunatic is.

Fumito Takekura, author of the bestseller 土偶を読む (Reading Dogū), which won both the Suntory Prize for Social Science and Humanities and the Jun Miura Prize, discusses the Jomon culture and contemporary social issues.

SELF 07 is the latest iteration of an art series held in six different international cities, curated by Saint Laurent’s Anthony Vaccarello. We spoke to Takashi Homma, a Magnum Photos guest photographer, about what went into exhibiting his photographs in Tokyo.

This project asks creators about the allure of made-in-Japan brands and products. The eighth instalment introduces comi, a designer who thinks about sustainable manufacturing through her brand “cycles.”

What Nao Tokuda, a Japanese architectural designer who started his own business in Tbilisi, is aiming for in the country known as the last unexplored region of Europe.

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.

Artist Hirotton released his first art book Paradox and held his solo exhibition Eye Beam. We asked him about the influences he still holds dear after 10 years.

London-based Japanese musician Hatis Noit weaves together experimental/primal music with her voice only. We asked her about the origin of her creative process and about her new album Aura, her first since moving to London. The album was released on Erased Tapes, a significant label in the post-classical scene.

Rikako Yagi, whose appearance in the Netflix original series “First Love: First Love” is a hot topic, introduces the movies that have influenced her in her acting career.

Grills, a type of tooth jewelry with roots in American hip-hop culture, are gradually growing in popularity among young people in Japan. At the center of this movement is Dr. Zara, a man with two professions: dentist and specialist in grills.

Keiko Tanaka and Michele Vitucci, owners of the Micheco Gallery in Munich, are trying to overcome the barriers of stereotypes and Western-centrism in art.

Okada Kisara has been assiduously photographing Tokyo for more than a decade. Her latest collection of work, Tokyo Over, captures a city addled, embracing, sighing, toiling, and relaxing through a pandemic and its Olympics.