LIFESTYLE

Interview with Tadafumi Azuno, representative of ReBuilding Center JAPAN. They work towards a better future by turning their focus to Japan after exploring the world.

Portland, Oregon, once had a Japantown, where many Nikkei lived. We trace the past and present of Japanese Americans with Jana Iwasaki, a board member of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon.

Kiki Kudo writes about her dual life in New York and Connecticut she started during the pandemic. This is the fourth installment of the series.

This is the third installment of Kiki Kudo’s “dual life” in New York City and Connecticut during the pandemic.

This is the second installment of Kiki Kudo’s “dual life” in New York City and Connecticut during the pandemic.

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

Jorinji Miso values cooperation over competition. The way they live and cherish bonds with others is reflected in the way they make miso, combining traditional Japanese methods with innovation and diversity.

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.

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.

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.