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New York-based art-writer Vittoria Benzine unravels the concept of “moe” native to Japanese people and the energy of self-transformation hidden in the adolescent uncertainty etched in ob’s artworks.

Writer Tsuya-chan’s explores Hikaru Utada’s new album BAD MODE.

A report on the concert portion of Metabolic Rift, a reimagined version of iconic experimental music festival Berlin Atonal.

Shigeko Kubota is a pioneering video artist born in Japan. In this article, New York-based contemporary artist Mark Bloch reveals how she has been perceived around the world, unraveling the secret of her creative practice and artistic expression.

Jonathan Rentschler is a photographer who continues to document the streets on the east coast, spanning from Philadelphia to New York This installment is about his photography and him.

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 sixteenth installment, she looks into the creativity of Japanese rapper LEX, who had a notably busy year.

The beauty industry has brought out the new appeal of matcha, whose health benefits are considered one of its growth —introducing notable brands and items using “Matcha,” which is also a symbol of the J-beauty trend.

Welcome to the first installment of our brand new “Women and Science Fiction” series! The story of “Female Science Fiction” is also the story of women in general. Until the last decade ago or so, women SF writers were less likely to be featured or reviewed in the popular venues or to appear on must-read lists, and only very recently things are beginning to change. In this series, science fiction critic and anthologist Teruyuki Hashimoto will briefly examine and hold a spotlight on the state of gender balance and significant works by leading women science fiction writers.

In this article, we cover the Metabolic Rift exhibition tour, a reimagined version of the iconic experimental music festival, Berlin Atonal.

Noah Becker, the editor-in-chief of Whitehot Magazine, shares his observation on KAORUKO’s creativity, who is known for work that placed Japanese culture in the context of pop art.