Learning Japanese is a journey. A multi-destination, cross-continental, fifteen-hour layover – including a half day travel by car – adventure....

Introduction As you watch your twentieth slice-of-life Anime series – walls covered in posters of all your favorite...

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The appreciation of local art and culture has found an enormous platform in the digital world. Through the power of...

Lo-fi beats have been getting more love these days. Whether you're listening to them on a sunny, rainy, or cloudy...

When we think back on the Japanese fashion subcultures of the 1990s, we are transported back to 1997, when youth...

Japan’s a pretty big deal in streetwear as some of the most iconic designers and brands are coming straight out...

The term 'Less is More' truly resonates with many people worldwide, wishing to cut unnecessary clutter from their lives, only...

Surely, you’ve heard of lo-fi hip-hop since it seems to be everywhere nowadays — in cafés, on Spotify, radio streams,...

Elegantly subtle and terrifyingly direct, these are words I would use to describe Yasujirō Ozu’s Tokyo Story. It's a film...

What’s the occasion, you might ask? It might be a surprise when you find out how prevalent gift-giving in Japan...

Anime streetwear collabs are all the rage, and here are the brands leading the charge (plus, an honorable mention--stick...

The Ringu (1998) The year is 1998: Japan launches the Nozomi Probe in its first bid to explore space,...

Cryptocurrency has been all the rave for the past year. Even the far corners of the world aren’t immune to...

I’m no biohacker, but I have a profound interest in nutrition, food, and how we can optimize our health...