Unraveling the Japanese episode of Netflix original series, My Love: Six Stories of True Love—a series featuring six different everlasting couples shot over the course of a year by film directors and crew based in the respective locations.

A solo exhibition by the artist USUGROW was held at the new Toranomon gallery, SHINTORA PRESS. TOKION went there to delve into his roots and style while asking him about his recent thoughts that led to the exhibition.

Graphic artist VERDY and TOKION are opening a T-shirt design contest. We talked to VERDY to learn about his thoughts around the contest.

A global interview series by the creative collective PKCZ®, comprised of EXILE MAKIDAI, Alan Shirahama, VERBAL and DJ DARUMA. Post-Covid club scene to be unveiled through cross talks between the creatives and globally sough-after DJs. The first-ever guest of the series is Boys Noize.

“acte ™” is an artist and creative studio established in 2018 by Philipp Groth and Sascha Huth. They now receive a great deal of attention due to outstanding projects including the photo story featuring Japanese rapper Tohji for the fashion magazine “032c” and redefining works in art, fashion, film and design. This is their first long interview with Japanese media that unravels their background.

This article takes a deep dive into the roots of Saiko Otaka and behind-the-scenes of the production of her works showcased at her solo exhibition, “UWAJIMA⇄TOKYO”, which takes place at Gallery Art Unlimited (in Nogizaka) and her first-ever co-exhibition with her sister Shoko, titled “BS Channel ~ Black by Sister channel ~” that is currently open at Pearl Book Shop & Gallery (in Hatagaya)

The founder of Freimeisterkollektiv sheds light on Berlin’s bar culture, which includes establishments with a long history and popular bars where artists and creators with colorful personalities get together. He also talks about the Japanese market.

What is happiness like in Finland, which has been ranked number one in the United Nations World Happiness Rankings for four consecutive years? Find out from Karolina Korhonen’s comic, Finnish Nightmares.

In the Misaki area of Okayama, which has been selected as having one of the top 100 terraced rice fields in Japan, one Yamabushi (ascetics of Japan’s ancient mountain religion) is taking on the challenge of making natural wine. TOKION takes a closer look at the Yamabiko Winery, where winemaking is part of the ascetic practice.

Flying Lotus is best known as a musical genius, but also as a Japanese anime freak. This article unveils his sentiments toward anime and the anecdotes behind creating the story of Netflix original YASUKE and producing its soundtrack. In part 2, we learn about his ideal of new anime music.

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 eleventh installment, she examines the true nature of Louis Vuitton through a detailed analysis of an Anarchy & Badsaikush music video that features a Louis Vuitton bag.

black midi is the most exciting band in the UK indie rock scene right now. Gustaf Holtenäs, the Swedish director behind their AI-incorporated music video, takes us behind the scenes and talks about anime as well.

Why did DJ KAWASAKI record an album using acoustic instruments of a band, as opposed to drum machines, which has been his style until now?

Incorporating zigzag stitching embroidery, a technique with a decreased number of inheritors, into the expressions of two-dimensional world, SHISHUMANIA opened up a new possibility of traditional technology. The interview uncovers the world of Takuma Fukumori a.k.a SHISHUMANIA.

Flying Lotus is best known as a musical genius, but also as a Japanese anime freak. This article unveils his sentiments toward anime and the anecdotes behind creating the story of Netflix original YASUKE and producing its soundtrack. In part 1, he speaks about his intention and aim he wanted to convey in the anime and his ardent love for Japanese anime.

Fumito Ganryu’s punk mind calls out the challenges of the society and pivots to focus on the future. In this installment, you will be vicariously experiencing his foundation—the punk state of mind.

A serial column in which a variety of creators speak about their own favorite items. The first installment introduces art director Kazunari Hattori’s “film cameras”which became sources for his design works.

Breakdancer Issei, who has earned numerous world-famous titles in his teenage years, says he wants to spread breakdancing even more in Japan. We delve into his roots and process of creating his own blueprint.

Miyazaki’s first feature-length film Good-bye was shot while she was in college and was released in April. We talked to Miyazaki about her career and the film.

San Jose’s skate culture and community are just as distinct as those in San Francisco and Los Angeles. Jai Tanju is well-known in the streets of this city. Instead of focusing on his photography alone, I’d like to highlight him as a person; it makes me smile just thinking about it.

The director behind the music video for Kaytranada’s Look Easy ft. Lucky Daye is Xavier Tera, friend of the artist and self-proclaimed fan of Takeshi Kitano. What is Tokyo-based Tera’s vision of Japanese culture?

Fumito Ganryu’s stance of designing fashion from the society elucidated from understanding the collection’s background. Tracing back to his origins.

Novelist Ryo Asai reflects on his career as a writer and elucidates his outlook and process of writing a story.

The Feuerle Collection is a museum in Berlin, where art pieces from China’s dynastic period and Nobuyoshi Araki’s photography coexist. Désiré Feuerle, the founder, talks about the aesthetic beauty of his work and so forth.

In this series, we unravel the words of different intellectuals in regards to post-covid art. For the fifth volume, we invited Shinji Nanzuka, the owner of Nanzuka Underground, which launched on June 5th.