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SKWAT’s Guide on How to Utilize a Space in the City
SKWAT has breathed new life into one open space. What does it mean to reconstruct a once-existing place and the human stories they have? -
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Youtuber Megane talks about self-expression in the age of social media
Megane, an actress and popular Youtuber with nearly 350,000 subscribers, gives her tips on expressing yourself on social media. -
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What Are “Gen Z Values”? Vol.1 Four Key Topics That Shape the Discourse
This is the first of a series of articles by Daniel Takeda, a music agent and up-and-coming journalist gaining attention for their perspective on Generation Z. The first of the series will encompass the “Gen Z values” involving four topics: “Diversity and Identity,” “Activism,” “Anti-Capitalist Politics,” and “Gender and Sexuality. -
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“Searching for C instead of only A or B; that is the TV producer’s role,”—Ryohei Kamide’s thesis on modernizing TV, Part I
Ryohei Kamide is the director and producer of the TV series Hyper HardBoiled Gourmet Report, and works for TV Tokyo. In part I, he talked about how programs are built on traditional values, the fundamental issue of TV, and so forth. -
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Satoshi Kizawa dissects David Graeber’s “Bullshit Jobs”
In an analysis of David Graeber’s must-read book “Bullshit Jobs,” theorist Satoshi Kizawa talks about the music of Oneohtrix Point Never and the ideas of Mark Fisher. -
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haru. on Stereotypes in Advertising and “Social Sculptures”
While still attending university, haru. founded independent magazine “HIGH(er) magazine.” In June of 2019, she established HUG, a content production and artist management company. TOKION asked her about her thoughts, which defy stereotypes and norms. -
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As the founder of a book club in San Francisco, Laura Gluhanich proposes that “Time spent reading alone cultivates a mentality of respecting others and…
There is a breath of fresh air blowing through book clubs, which have been a traditional type of community in the United States. It is coming from silent book clubs, which allow participants to enjoy solo activities and reading at the same time. -
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A Spanish writer who recommends “solo activities,” Hector Garcia proposes “finding your ikigai (sense of purpose) through solo activities”
Based on a philosophy of emotional independence and overcoming reliance on others, “solo activities” can serve as the starting point for cultivating a whole new you. His rules for finding happiness on one’s own that are taking the West by storm. -
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「時音」Vol.4 imma has positive thought and her own individual regardless of real or virtual life
We ask the first virtual influencer in Japan, imma, about the strength of individual transmission and pandemic. -
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Pre-Happy Hour in the Post-COVID-19 era
An essay by New York-based writer Iku Okada. Okada writes about the changes she noticed in New York City after returning from six months in Japan and the hope she was able to find. -
