Category: CULTURE

It was meant to be the triumph of the 2020 Olympic Games. But now it's going to be naked. The controversial New National Stadium, the centerpiece of the Tokyo Games, will not be ready for the ...

Sonia Rykiel has opened a new store in Aoyama, the designer fashion district of central Tokyo. Located at the former Jil Sander Navy flagship address, the shop features a unique interior with ...

Publisher Kadokawa opened the beta version of Comic Walker Global on April 27th to be a platform for promoting the work of overseas manga artists. Comic Walker already launched in 2014 as Japan's ...

E-Sakuga has released a next-generation e-book that serves as a neat example of anime tie-in merchandise and also an interesting idea for how anime and digital publishing can intersect ...

Get ready for what tech fans have been waiting their whole lives for: a robot wedding. The "Robo-kon" marriage ceremony event is being produced Maywa Denki, the cult makers of nonsense machines ...

If you like Japanese swords and Japanese boys, then this is the book for you. Katana-danshi is an unusual new photo book set for release on June 10th. Its title means "sword boys" and ...

A new magazine has been launched dedicated to former performers with the all-female Takarazuka Revue. The Second Stage was released this week and examines the lives of ex-Takarazuka stars, now in ...

Last weekend Roppongi Art Night 2015 took over the Roppongi area for a night of art and The events, performances and installations stretched out from sundown on April 25 to sunrise on ...

When "hostess bible" Koakuma Ageha closed down last year, it seemed like the end of an era for Japanese fashion magazines. But then it relaunched under new management and the status quo was ...

How best to advertise road safety and an upcoming movie? Easy. Stick a full-size replica of the animation character Patlabor AV-98 in front of a World Heritage site. The Patlabor model is ...

Everything you ever wanted to know and see about Funassyi in one place? Then head to the Parco Museum at Shibuya Parco Part 1 from April 24th for "Funassyi Fantasy World", the first exhibition by the ...

Tokujin Yoshioka is one of Japan's most famous and popular designers, known for his use of transparent materials. The Kou-an Glass Tea House started life as a small-scale model at Glasstress 2011 ...

Hello Kitty is no stranger to spin-offs and tie-ups. But this one is pretty innovative. Sanrio's iconic cat character has teamed up with Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company for an exhibition in ...

Cheerz is an app for showing your support for certain idols. It allows users to browse selfies and photos taken by over 250 music idols. Users can then "cheer" the photos they like, which raises ...

Japan's first architecture model museum is opening this summer. It is set to open as a museum in August, though will begin operating from April. Applications for architecture scale model exhibits ...