29 Jul Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 2 June 2025 Vomitspit: Erupting Japan’s Dubstep Scene Colourful soundsystem music is flowing through Vomitspit, the Japanese record label run by dubstep artists Dayzero and Karnage. Continue reading
24 Jun Gaming Posted by Cleary Mallard 20 February 2025 Playstation 5: Our Top 10 Japanese Games With a wealth of games developed for the Playstation 5 across the world, we’ve created a list of the top 10 releases coming out of Japan. Continue reading
24 May Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Ryuichi Sakamoto: Playing the Piano for the Isolated Ryuichi Sakamoto, the Japanese musical innovator, delivers a heartfelt live performance showcasing his artistry and emotion. Continue reading
14 Oct Gaming Posted by Cleary Mallard 20 February 2025 Vaporwave: The Definitive Video Games The Vaporwave experience is interactive & audio-visual. Many games can be classified as Vaporwave video games influenced by multiple sources Continue reading
13 Apr Art & Design, Creativity Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Vaporwave Art: Behind the Vapour Clunky computers in the 90’s and their web & visual graphics had reached a peak of pixelated, glitchy awkwardness intrinsic to vaporwave. Continue reading
11 Apr Food, Food Recommendations Posted by Cleary Mallard 22 June 2025 4 Unique Japanese Dishes You Need to Try! Since my trip to Japan, a day hasn't gone by where I haven't thought about these flavours. Check out 4 unique Japanese dishes that I swear by Continue reading
03 Apr Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 3 Relaxing Albums by Japanese Composers These albums invoke a huge range of emotions. Hidden in their melodies of these Japanese composers is a world of reflective nostalgia... Continue reading
04 Feb Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 9 April 2025 Vaporwave: More than a Micro-Genre Squeeze the play button on your cassette player and let the beats start flowing; vaporwave is the retro glamour of the ’80s Continue reading
11 Dec Events Posted by Cleary Mallard 20 February 2025 HYPER JAPAN 2018 Arts and Crafts I finally arrived at Kensington Olympia, where London’s largest Japanese Convention, Hyper Japan, was in full swing. After the Sake Challenge Continue reading
05 Dec Food Posted by Cleary Mallard 20 February 2025 Japan Nakama’s Sake Selection I may not remember much of what happened, but I've selected my 6 favourites of the 105 glorious Japanese beverages available that day Continue reading
14 Nov Events Posted by Cleary Mallard 20 February 2025 4 Events We’re Excited for at HYPER JAPAN 2018 Hyper Japan is back to break through the winter chills with steaming ramen, live music and soul-warming Japanese tea, and we can't wait! Continue reading
19 Sep Events Posted by Cleary Mallard 16 May 2025 UMMMI Interview: Avant-Garde Cinema & Tokyo Nightlife Dive into our interview with UMMMI, exploring avant-garde cinema, audience freedom, and the vibrant nightlife of Tokyo’s best clubs. Continue reading
23 Jul Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Haruomi Hosono at the Barbican Last Saturday, music legend Haruomi Hosono performed his solo work for the first time in the UK, five decades into his career, at the Barbican Continue reading
14 Jul Anime, Anime Deep Dives Posted by Cleary Mallard 9 May 2025 Mangasia: Paul Gravett Exclusive Interview The critically acclaimed Mangasia tour is about to reach the UK, so we sat down with the its creator, Paul Gravett and discussed his exhibition. Continue reading
06 Jul Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Ongaku Yoru at Matilda’s Sake Bar Bubbly music shook Matilda’s Sake Bar, filled with laughter and clinking glasses, as I descended the wooden steps. Continue reading
04 Jul Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Japanoise: The Originators and Innovators Noise takes it further than any other genre. Rhythm, melody,... Continue reading
04 Jun Screen Insights, TV & Film Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Vaporwave on Screen Certain TV shows and movies from the 1970’s right through to the modern day played a large part in forming the journey of Vaporwave on Screen. Continue reading
19 May Creativity, Music Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Más Hangok Interview Along the noisy London Road in Brighton, a couple of doors away from Dominoes Pizza, I walked into the ONCA gallery to watch Más Hangok... Continue reading
25 Apr Creativity, Photography Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Gerard Touren at the Sway Gallery Gerard Touren’s photography exhibition at the Sway Gallery captures a curious, intimate and lonely everyday life that is Tokyo... Continue reading
19 Mar TV & Film, Watch Lists Posted by Cleary Mallard 31 March 2025 Japanese Girls Never Die. A Review The Institute of Contemporary Arts hosted a sold-out show of Japanese Girls Never Die (2016), directed by Daigo Matsui... Continue reading
09 Mar Creativity Posted by Cleary Mallard 20 February 2025 Japanese Calligraphy with Taki Kodaira SOAS Japan Society hosted a Japanese calligraphy workshop with esteemed calligrapher, Taki Kodaira, covering the 4 main tools in Shodō Continue reading