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We interviewed Ryunosuke Okazaki, designer of the Japanese fashion label RYUNOSUKE OKAZAKI, whose solo exhibition “002” was held in April, about his thoughts on his most recent works.

In the ninth installment, we look back on Shibuya’s Android Opera®︎, presented last November at the National Art Center, Tokyo, and its possibilities and perspectives along with Kyoji Takahashi’s photographs.

LENZ III is a skate video created by pro skater Shinpei Ueno that was completed after nine years of production. We asked him about the production process, his thoughts behind the work, and the fascination of skateboarding.

Dashwood Books has been specialized in photobooks for 17 years in the Noho area of New York City. We interviewed Miwa Susuda, the longtime manager of the bookstore, about the importance of place, community, and dialogue.

We explore Nicola Cruz’s roots and what went into creating his mix for fabric presents, a popular DJ mix series released by fabric, the renowned club and label in London.

Illustrator $HOW5 describes the neo-future, where the past, the future, and culture intersect.

Since I’ve been at the forefront of the evolution of photography in Tokyo’s skateboarding culture, I wanted to keep track of the future of the photography world in Japan’s streetball culture. Regarding that, I can’t help but think that a new chapter is about to begin with baller and photographer TANA’s new photo book, Ballaholic.

There has recently been a steady increase of stores fusing different businesses. We highlight a new kind of store, a combination of a hair salon that grooms its customers’ appearance and a secondhand clothing store.

We present a conversation between TWIGY and dj honda. Hip-hop is forever. We trace the catalyst of the birth of the album RAPATTACK and the chemical reaction that it generated.

What do TANAKA’s Sayori Tanaka and Akira Kuboshita’s pasts look like? The two, who built a career abroad, spoke to us about taking on the world and the brand’s origins and future.