Peppe introduces his first encounter with Japanese culture through his manga. The third installment is on his trip to a Japanese sake brewery in Okutama, Tokyo.

We spoke to the Berlin-based jazz group, Jazzanova about their latest album and thoughts on Japan.

Aiko Masubuchi, a curator, producer, and translator based in New York and Tokyo, discusses the future of Japanese film.

This series unravels the art in post-corona era through the words of experts. In the 11th edition, Junya Yamamine, who has served as a museum curator for NFT, Taihei Shii of “Startbahn,” and artist Sputniko!.

We interviewed sound designer Yutaka Hirose about his album Nostalghia, 36 years after the release of his historic Japanese ambient music masterpiece Nova. Part two covers Brian Eno, the “fear” that lies in Hirose’s new works, and Japan’s unique view of ambient music.

An interview with Haru Nemuri, who’s attracting listeners not only in Japan but also abroad.

In 2022, DJ Krush celebrated the 30th anniversary of the start of his solo career. We take a look at the path he took to become a worldwide DJ and sound creator. Part.2

Alex Foley of CIVILIST, which has collaborated with brands such as Nike and is a driving force not only in the skater scene but also in Berlin’s street scene, talks about the state of the community and the city’s charms.

Kan Takagi, a leading figure of Japanese club culture since the 1980s when all kinds of music crossed over, talks about the scene as he recalls those days.

Editor Taku Takemura and photographer Taro Hirano talked to Ed Templeton for the special event held to commemorate the release of his new book 87 Drawings.

Brian Eno’s exhibition BRIAN ENO AMBIENT KYOTO is currently being held at the former Welfare Center of Kyoto Chuo Shinkin Bank.

In the sixth installment, we report on the Android and Music Science Laboratory opening at the Art Science Department, Osaka University of Arts, where Keiichiro Shibuya recently started working as a visiting professor.

An interview with Daisuke Komatsu of Mr. Brothers Cut Club, the barbershop that instigated Japan’s barbershop craze.

Hirotaka Nozaki, aka Nozaki-kun, spends his days visiting zoos and aquariums and working on film production. His short film Endangered Species reveals the real picture of the enigmatic Nozaki-kun.

This May, Chad Moore released a new monograph of photography entitled Anybody Anyway. We sat down with Chad at Super Labo Tokyo to chat about his new book, the creative process during the pandemic, and more.

In 2022, DJ Krush celebrated the 30th anniversary of the start of his solo career. We take a look at the path he took to become a worldwide DJ and sound creator. Part.1

We interviewed sound designer Yutaka Hirose about his album Nostalghia, 36 years after the release of his historic Japanese ambient music masterpiece Nova. Part one covers Hirose’s background in improvisation and free jazz, and the production process of his new record.

This series unravels the art in post-corona era through the words of experts. In the 11th edition, Junya Yamamine, who has served as a museum curator for NFT, Taihei Shii of “Startbahn,” and artist Sputniko!.

The interview explores Max Cooper’s latest sound expressions in his new album Unspoken Words, which was inspired by a line from philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein’s Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.

In this article, we unveil the art of introspection conveyed by artist Ryu Okubo in his solo exhibition, Struggle In The Safe Place, his formative background, and transforming thoughts.

This series unravels art in the post-corona era through the words of experts. In this tenth edition, we meet Simon Denny, who is known for works that capture the ideas and values of the digital society.

“I want to see the first snowflake that lands on the ground.” Such romantic ambition isn’t unique only to the writers and intellectuals. Whoever takes the first step to introduce a new idea is considered either a brave hero or an odd kind, but no — it could be someone with passion, belief, and great momentum. Today, we share a story of street basketball and the future that unfurls from there. We had the opportunity to hear a story from a man who grasped the first and the last snowflake on the field of basketball.

Shintaro Sakamoto just released his first album in six years, Like A Fable. Its mellow and pop sonic universe has a different feel from the singles he put out in 2020. We asked him about what went into creating the album and his ties with foreign audiences and artists.

In 2019, artists Yukiko Nagakura and Yasuko Watanabe started the Timeline Project, a female artist timeline. I interviewed the two about their endeavor.

Jeanne Signoles and Hiroshi Fujiwara reunited through collaborating on and releasing a L/UNIFORM x fragment design bag. We explore their relationship and Jeanne’s ideas on how she has fun in Japan.

We interviewed nico, the only Japanese artist to present work as part of the global digital campaign for Gucci’s “Gucci Bamboo 1947” bag unveiled in January, about how she started out and her creative process.

Photographer Hironori Kodama reports on Ukraine. Here, he details what he felt at a party in Odessa.

We interviewed tofubeats, who released his fifth album REFLECTION and his book Tofubeats No Nancho Nikki.