Osaka Reemerging as Japan's Second Metropolis
SNA (Tokyo) — Eclipsed for many decades by its much larger Tokyo rival, Osaka is reclaiming its former status as Japan’s second metropolis. Osaka Prefecture, by contrast, is home to less than 9 …
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Questioning and Connecting: Aichi Triennale Artist Interviews | TABlog | Tokyo Art Beat
The fourth Aichi Triennale, subtitled “Taming Y/Our Passions,” opened in Nagoya and Toyota in Aichi Prefecture on August 1st. The following five interviews with Aichi Triennale artists, conducte…
Tokyo Events This Week: Night Market & Asakusa Samba Carnival
Tokyo events for Monday, August 26 to Sunday, September 1, 2019Tokyo Night Market: Farmers Market × AppetiteThe elusive Tokyo night market has found a home in the Aoyama neighbourhood. Tokyo Nig…
Japanese Tea Party with Koto Performance, 31st Aug, 2019
A rare chance to see a live performance of the koto—a traditional Japanese instrument—at Japanese tea cafe Tsukimasa in Tokyo. There will be two koto performers under Ikuta School who play authe…
Looking Back on Dragon Ball Z's Best Filler Episode
When the Dragon Ball Z anime premiered in April of 1989, it was a mere six months behind its Dragon Ball manga source material. Within Dragon Ball Z’s nearly 300 episode run, around 40 filler ep…
That Time Nintendo Took the Game Boy (and Pokémon) Online
As the late ‘90s gave way to the new millennium, Nintendo decided it was high time its long-standing Game Boy handheld made the jump to an online space of its own. This move was likely insp…
Breath Of The Wild Is Getting A Sequel Because The Team Had Too Many DLC Ideas (And Other Info From Zelda's Producer)
Breath of the Wild is getting a sequel because the team had too many ideas for downloadable content, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma told me last week in Los Angeles. Schreier: I thought Breat…
Migrant workers 'exploited' in Japan
A Japanese immigration scheme has come under fire for widespread reports of the exploitation of workers. The BBC spoke to migrant workers who claim they were overworked and underpaid and found some w…
Sound & Vision: Kanye West's "Graduation" by Takashi Murakami
August 23, 2019: Kanye West, Graduation (September 11, 2007)Cover artwork by Takashi MurakamiIt's amazing to think back to 2007 and what Kanye West meant to pop-culture and pop music, becau…
Mt. Asama in eastern Japan erupts, alert level maintained
Asama in eastern Japan erupted Sunday, prompting the weather agency to warn of possible flying rocks and pyroclastic flows within about a 2-kilometer radius of the crater. The eruption, whi…