November 2021

In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about contemporary music with a focus on Japanese hip-hop. She breaks down the relationship between music and fashion, as well as fashion trends and youth culture. In the fifteenth installment, she analyzes the spirit of hip hop through jeans, which is a clothing item often loved by rappers.

Kazushi Shimada, who interviewed Takao Saito over email for Corona to Manga〜7ninn no Mangaka ga Kataru Pandemic to Sousaku, details why fans continue to adore Golgo 13.

Crossfaith is a metalcore band from Osaka that has been performing on the world stage. After 15 years since the band’s formation, they look back with us on the path they have taken. Their new songs are also featured in this interview.

Peppe, an Italian manga artist and model, talks about his initial interest in Japan and the road to becoming a manga artist.

Globally acclaimed Asian-American fashion designer, Yeohlee Teng, talks about her roots and her thoughts on Japan.

We interviewed Sibitt, who turned heads in the early 2000s as one of the two MCs of Origami. Since then, he has pursued his distinct artistic expression in Japanese through his unique sensibilities and perspective. The second part of this interview is on writing and his new project, 8 ∞.

Stefanie Blank, a German designer of the “Manakaa Project” from Berlin, whose main bijou is the glass beads “Miyuki” from Hiroshima, has a history of 80 years, talks about the brand’s philosophy.

Up-and-coming filmmaker Yuki Kobayashi talks about his latest movie, “Naraku no Hane (Wings of the Abyss),” which depicts skaters who are being excluded from society.

The series by the writer Ryoichi Niimoto living in Brooklyn, who digs deep into the thoughts that musicians put into the songs.The writer decodes the lyrics of “Wilshire” from Tyler’s latest album, which was released in June this year.

Bitei Matsuki is a talented musician who makes his distinct brand of hard bop-inspired pop music with polish and dynamism. Because he released a new EP, we took this opportunity to interview Matsuki and find out about who he is.