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Part.2 of our interview with NISHIMOTO IS THE MOUTH director Katsutoshi Nishimoto. We explore the depths of culture and his positive personality, starting with his tattoos.

This is an interview with Fumi Yoshinaga, who published the interview book 仕事でも仕事じゃなくても　漫画とよしながふみ（Regardless of Whether Work or Not Work: Manga and Fumi Yoshinaga）.

In this interview, we will learn more about the world view created by Ben Gorham, the founder and director of “Byredo”.

We interviewed Black Country, New Road, who played in Japan for the first time at Fuji Rock Festival ’22.

This series introduces J-Beauty brands in Europe from the perspective of Keiko Suyama, whose company Dessigne consults in the entry of Japanese beauty brands to the European market. For the sixth installment of this series, we feature REY TOKYO, helmed by Rey Nakajima.

We asked Taiwanese manga artist/illustrator Gao Yan about her first serialized work, The Song About Green – Gather the Wind, which was published as a book in May. She spoke on the backstory of her work and her first encounters with Japanese culture.

Taku Obata, an artist passing down the tradition of B BOYism returns with his large-scale sculpture “B BOY REVENGE 2022.” We approached him about his perspective in an interview.

Stefan Dotter, founder of Berlin-and-Tokyo-based publisher Whitelies, talks about what goes on behind its creative process.

This project asks creators about the allure of made-in-Japan brands and products. The eighth instalment introduces comi, a designer who thinks about sustainable manufacturing through her brand “cycles.”

Through interviews with people of Japanese heritage working in the creative industries, this series explores the state of contemporary Japan as well as its past.