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The Expanding Universe of Science Fiction vol.0 What do you mean by science fiction?
A series of articles by science fiction researcher Teruyuki Hashimoto,”The Expanding Universe of Science Fiction”. -
The floating and overlapping worlds of Hirono Nishiyama
Gutevolk released the new song Mezameru Wakusei on July 7th— we talked with them about their history and identity, spanning Hirono Nishiyama’s debut under her own name to Gutevolk’s most recent work. -
The Shape of an Invisible Love Kindness Brimming in Blank Space in Movie Director Hikaru Toda’s Film My Love: Six Stories of My Love –…
Unraveling the Japanese episode of Netflix original series, My Love: Six Stories of True Love—a series featuring six different everlasting couples shot over the course of a year by film directors and crew based in the respective locations. -
Freimeisterkollektiv, a group of dedicated artisans making organic craft spirits in Berlin
The founder of Freimeisterkollektiv sheds light on Berlin’s bar culture, which includes establishments with a long history and popular bars where artists and creators with colorful personalities get together. He also talks about the Japanese market. -
[The ‘tashinami’ of free spirits] Vol. 1: The Mt. Haguro Yamabushi making natural wine in an underpopulated area of Okayama -Part 1-
In the Misaki area of Okayama, which has been selected as having one of the top 100 terraced rice fields in Japan, one Yamabushi (ascetics of Japan’s ancient mountain religion) is taking on the challenge of making natural wine. TOKION takes a closer look at the Yamabiko Winery, where winemaking is part of the ascetic practice. -
“Creator’s Masterpiece Collection” Vol.1 Art director Kazunari Hattori’s “analog cameras”
A serial column in which a variety of creators speak about their own favorite items. The first installment introduces art director Kazunari Hattori’s “film cameras”which became sources for his design works. -
In Her Film Good-bye, a Young Filmmaker, Aya Miyazaki Portrays a Change in a Family and How It Breaks Away from the Past.
Miyazaki’s first feature-length film Good-bye was shot while she was in college and was released in April. We talked to Miyazaki about her career and the film. -
「時音」Vol.14 Novelist Ryo Asai gazes at a view that’s two steps ahead
Novelist Ryo Asai reflects on his career as a writer and elucidates his outlook and process of writing a story. -
Shinji Nanzuka of Nanzuka Underground breaks the border between fine art and commercial art to find new interpretations
In this series, we unravel the words of different intellectuals in regards to post-covid art. For the fifth volume, we invited Shinji Nanzuka, the owner of Nanzuka Underground, which launched on June 5th. -
Why Yuma Abe is making music on his own: A closer look at the creation of his relaxed and authentic sonic universe
Yuma Abe, the frontman of Never Young Beach, has released his first solo album. Yusuke Monma, whose book Haruomi Hosono to Karera no Jidai was published last December, digs deeper into the creation and sonic universe of Abe’s new album, which features guitar by Devendra Banhart and mixing by Haruomi Hosono.