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Whitelies Magazine :A Creative Platform as a Cultural Connector between East and West
Stefan Dotter, founder of Berlin-and-Tokyo-based publisher Whitelies, talks about what goes on behind its creative process. -
“The Jomon” and Future Intellectuality as Considered by Fumito Takekura, author of “Reading Dogū”
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. -
Is Soviet Modernism a Negative Legacy? Architectural Designer Nao Tokuda on Building the Future of Architecture in Georgia
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. -
Hailing from Brazil, Craft Beer Brand Japas Was Created by a Trio of Japanese-Brazilian Women
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. -
The Historical Relationship Between Okinawan Hajichi Tattoos and the Hawaiian Pidgin Language : Lee Tonouchi Tells the Story
Hajichi, a tattoo with a deep blue pattern on the back of a woman’s hand, is said to have disappeared after it was banned by the Meiji government. A writer Lee Tonouchi, who was born and raised in Hawaii, discusses the origins of Hawaii’s unique language, which is closely related to hajichi, as well as its diversity. -
A Peace Builder: Joe Jun Liao, an Experienced Architect From Hong Kong, Initiated UnXe, an Online Zen Meditation, and FUUUN, a Mobile Teahouse.
When you pursue a lifestyle inspired by Zen—live like a floating cloud without obsessing over anything, it may create an opportunity to build a positive society that shares happiness universally. -
Series: Intentions of a Free Spirit Vol. 8 Kabi: The Restaurant That Changes Not To Change
Restaurant Kabi opened in 2017. The driving force of the two co-owners is their “offensive strategy”, one that doesn’t change their personal style. -
Hoping to make a change with intimate underwear: the message of Bambi Watanabe, founder of gender-neutral underwear brand Bushy Park
What’s the message behind gravure (glamor) model Bambi Watanabe’s gender-neutral underwear brand Bushy Park: “Underwear that anyone can wear, regardless of gender”? -
The New Generational Icon Rising from Tokyo’s Skate Community, Interview with Kyonosuke Yamashita Part 2 From Growing up to Living Through the Life-Changing Pandemic
Kyonosuke Yamashita is a pro-skateboarder who makes the world his stage. This article takes a close look at the path he took to go global and his potential future. Part 2. -
The “tashinami” of free spirits vol. 7: The Mt. Haguro Yamabushi making natural wine in an underpopulated area of Okayama—part.3
In the Ohaga area of Misaki, Okayama, one Yamabushi (ascetics of Japan’s ancient mountain religion) is taking on the challenge of making natural wine. TOKION explores the winemaking process at Yamabiko Winery, where winemaking is part of the ascetic practice.