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The manga and anime that remember Japan’s biggest tragedy.
The teenage photographer who rewrote Japan’s youth visually.
Grunge meets elegance as the Osaka trio reshapes Japan’s rock scene.
Must-see documentaries to understand Japan’s biker gang culture.

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Fashion Diary
Yutaro Saito’s monthly fashion column
Yutaro Saito’s fourth column joins a man on a worldwide fishing trip.
The manga and anime that remember Japan’s biggest tragedy.
The robot girl anime that rewrote sci-fi storytelling rules.
The animator that finds freedom in distortion.
How Vagabond’s detailed facial expressions shape its emotional value.
The teenage photographer who rewrote Japan’s youth visually.
Japanese prints quietly reshaped how Europe saw light and space.
Messy rooms scanned in 3D become love letters to chaos.
Ore sketches loose lines balanced between punk mood and manga.
The ordinary unravels gently in Mihara’s layered emotional silhouettes.
How Japan’s charm culture keeps creating new trends.
Masculinity here is soft-spoken, styled, and rooted in routine.
Yutaro Saito’s fourth column joins a man on a worldwide fishing trip.
Grunge meets elegance as the Osaka trio reshapes Japan’s rock scene.
Must-see documentaries to understand Japan’s biker gang culture.
Noise becomes resistance in Japan’s loudest and least understood scene.
A legacy that still ripples through generations of lonely hearts.
Masa weaves Japanese soul into Venetian plates.
Where Japanese traditions and fusion flavors redefine Brazilian dining.
Born from post-war Japan’s hunger, the origin story of instant ramen.
Japanese cuisine reimagined with Western flair and nostalgic flavors.
How one teacher made crying in class completely make sense.
Sumo’s legacy grows richer when these women take their place.
Pirate radios turned Tokyo’s streets into broadcast havens.
Traditional hunters preserving nature and culture deep in Japan’s north.
Gaming
Your own rusty kei truck and the endless countryside—Honcho is pure Showa charm.
How Sony turned quiet curiosity into a cultural phenomenon.
Where strangers became allies, and commutes turned legendary.
A fiery path of revenge and honor shapes Scorpion’s legacy.
Shared in silence and steam, a guide to Japan’s bathhouse culture.