Arts, Culture & Fashion

An Interview with Ko Shinjo Mike Taylor (Ishikawa) interviewing Ko Shinjo and Charles De Wolf Translated by Tamao Taylor (Ishikawa) Tokyo Swindlers is a novel about a group of real-estate scammers released to critical acclaim ...

Insights into Writing and Japan with Kianna Shore This article was originally featured in the October 2024 issue of Connect. Chantal Gervais (Tokyo) It seemed like a scam. Kianna Shore received a message via Twitter from an unfamiliar ...

A Look into Comiket This article was originally featured in the October 2024 issue of Connect. Chantal Gervais (Tokyo) The feverish creation and consumption culture of Comic Market, or more commonly known as Comiket is jarring at times ...

Remembering Those Lost in The Bombing This article was originally featured in the October 2024 issue of Connect. Veronica Nielsen (Hiroshima) Imagine hundreds of bright, colorful paper lanterns floating peacefully down the Motoyasu River before the Hiroshima Atomic ...

A Local Discusses Two of Japan’s Most Famous Cities and Their Cultures This article was originally featured in the October 2024 issue of Connect. Brooklyn Vander Wel (Hokkaido) It’s been almost twenty years since Hiroshima native Kayo Takemoto ...

International Fans Keep the Community Alive This article was originally featured in the October 2024 issue of Connect. Sabrina Greene (Chiba)Rey Takahashi (Chiba) “Harajuku Is Not Dead,” declare four kanji—原宿不滅 (harajuku fumetsu)—hand-cut and pasted with care on ...

E-Commerce and Tokyo’s Changing Vintage Scene This article was originally featured in the October 2024 issue of Connect. Samuel Eng (Tokyo) When it comes to Japanese fashion in Tokyo, beloved shopping districts have drawn much attention online ...

This article is a web originalMark Christensen (Fukuoka) Among the various arts and crafts, one of the most unique to arise in recent years is the hobby of cosplay. Sometimes associated with extreme fans, cosplay ...

This article is a web originalMarco Cian Peter Mak’s The Wicked City (not to be confused with the anime film of the same name, on which this is based) is one of those movies like ...

This article is a web original.Monica Narang (Osaka) As I stood in the middle of the crowd of two hundred thousand people, I felt amazed that I was attending one of the oldest and most ...