In his short but intense two-years-old music career, Urakami Sōki has become an artist worth of praise and attention. In this interview, he talks about his yet unspoken path to music.

JUN INAGAWA, a young and exciting artist taking the music and fashion scene by storm, illustrates the modern-day otaku.

soh souen spoke to TOKION about his interests, solo exhibition, and approach to painting as a digital native.

As BABYMETAL celebrates its 10th anniversary, SU-METAL and MOAMETAL reflect on what’s changed and what hasn’t in the past 10 years.

KAWS to hold a large exhibition in 2021 under the theme of “Return to the Origin”. Tracing the evolution of KAWS over the past 20 years since its first solo exhibition in Japan in 2001.

It has been ten years since Shō Miyake’s first feature film. Going back and forth in time, Miyake frankly tells us about his feelings toward filmmaking, all the while munching on pizza and fried potatoes in a karaoke box in Sangenjaya.

City Pop grabbed the hearts of people all over the world overnight. Cunimondo Takiguchi (aka Ryusenkei), a key figure in the contemporary City Pop landscape, unravels the magic and history of the genre.

KANDYTOWN rapper and beatmaker Ryohu has released his long-awaited debut solo album. Writer Shoichi Miyake, a close friend of Ryohu, asks him about the inspiration and meaning behind the album.

We spoke to Tahi Saihate about her solo exhibition and poetry.

Artist AUTO MOAI held two solo exhibitions this November at Shinjuku B Gallery and Nishi-Azabu CALM & Punk. TOKION caught up with the artist about the exhibitions, the story behind their work, and what they’d like to try going forward.

While the worldwide lockdown causes loneliness for everyone, the uncertain world reflected in Claire Tabouret announced a work that looked inside herself.

From Naha, Okinawa to America, Antwerp, Paris, and Tokyo—Kudo overcomes the twists and turns of life with the help of his friends.

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 her fourth installment, she breaks down how Gucci’s idea of “sexy” changed over the years and how that correlates to the shift in the way Japanese hip hop uses the word “bitch.”

Tomohiro Nakano, who has been independently creating his own constructed world “Firraksnarre” for more than ten years, tells us about the significance of creativity.

The display pieces were selected by Jonathan Anderson, the creative director.

Tomo Kosuga, an art producer living in Amsterdam, explores photography around the world today in this series of columns. In his third installment, he breaks down Pixy Liao’s photography, where she questions straight, conventional relationships.

We ask TV Tokyo producer and director Ryohei Kamide about modernizing TV. In part 2 of this series, he talks about new possibilities for TV networks.

Paris is hosting the 2024 Olympics. In a city where things the old and the new clash with one another, lives a perpetually creative photographer. The following is Benjamin Deberdt’s story.

Thomas and Shōbu, who met through “Lodown Magazine,” reveal to us how they are dealing with the pandemic and their honest thoughts toward culture and its raison d’etre.

“fangophilia” is a Japanese silver accessory brand that has become popular overseas. By making use of actual molding techniques, “fangophilia” provides individually customized, one-of-a-kind items. We asked designer Tarō Hanabusa about the previously untold history of the brand.

Keiichiro Shibuya held his very first live-streamed show back in September. We spoke to him about the thoughts and feelings he had about the show, what he achieved through it, and how he feels live performances will change.

“Arcadia” from Dubai was fascinated by the culture and essence of Japan. The founder Amna Sultan Al Habtoor talks about the brand philosophy and the charm of Japan.

Four years ago, Sucheta Dutt launched Solo Living, an online media and community in the UK to share the beauty and fun of living alone. We asked to her about solo living through email interviews.

Asako Tsuji is a socially conscious creative director involved in women’s empowerment. She speaks to us about the importance of awareness and Japan’s intolerance towards ambiguity.

What does it mean to express through music for a 23-year-old singer/songwriter from New York, who interprets Pop in a new form?