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The Man Who Froze the Wind - Kawase Hasui
Hasui painted the kind of calm most people miss.

Mount Fuji from Space
Mount Fuji’s perfect form captured silently from orbit over decades.

Kamikaze Pilots - The Faces Behind Japan’s Ultimate Sacrifice
A cockpit, a cherry blossom, and a one-way ticket to oblivion.

47 Ronin - Tale of Unbreakable Samurai Spirit
They carried their master’s ghost through the streets of edo.

The Takashi Miike Experience - From Yakuza Carnage to Cult Horror
A Miike film is chaos, carnage, and comedy in equal measure.

Honcho Kei Truck Game - A Love Letter to Japan’s Tiny Workhorse
Your own rusty kei truck and the endless countryside—Honcho is pure Showa charm.

How Chris Pyrate’s Art Took Root in Japan
Chris Pyrate paints Tokyo with pastel chaos and sakura dreams.

A Culinary Journey from Okayama to Venice
Masa weaves Japanese soul into Venetian plates.

What Japan’s Elderly Teach Us About Dressing for Ourselves
Yutaro Saito captures the quiet confidence of aging in fashion.

Laputa: Castle In The Sky - Hayao Miyazaki’s Ode To Animation
Ghibli’s first movie shows us Miyazaki’s dreams for a simpler time.

The Subtle PS2 Ad Campaign That Took Japan by Storm
How Sony turned quiet curiosity into a cultural phenomenon.

Heisei Kids’ Youth - StreetPass and the Memories of the 3DS
Where strangers became allies, and commutes turned legendary.

The Freedom to Grieve in Banana Yoshimoto’s Writing
Loss in Yoshimoto’s world is a ghost that overstays.

Ashita No Joe - How A Boxing Manga Impacted Japan
From the streets to the ring, Joe punched through history.

Without Memory - The Tragic Beauty of a Forgotten Life
Every day, Hiroshi wakes up to a life already forgotten.

The Ping Pong Table That Wasn’t - Tomiyasu’s Years of Observation
A ping pong table, a window, and four years waiting.

The lightness and Freedom of IM MEN F/W 2025
IM MEN turns fabric into wearable flight.

SEVESKIG’s AW2025-26 Collection Reinterprets the Beauty of Change
SEVESKIG redefines impermanence through wabi-sabi, yakihaku, and Roujin Z.

Sophie Powers Crashes Into Tokyo
Musician-turned-designer Sophie Powers takes her first step into fashion in Tokyo.

Exploring the Mutual Longing to Reconnect
Decay and longing converge in a mansion’s silent remains.
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From doujinshi roots to global icons, the revolutionary impact of CLAMP on the world of manga.
Discover the old nursery rhyme that marked the confrontation between Muzan and Ubuyashiki.
How a carabiner on a belt says more than designer logos.