1. Creative Japan Aid, Big and Small

    Even international pop sensation Lady Gaga has gotten on board. The singer has donated $1.5 million from the sales of [...]

  2. Japan: A Sombre Anniversary

    It’s been a month since the 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami struck Japan’s north-eastern coast and caused so much destruction [...]

  3. K-Pop Versus J-Pop

    There’s been a big jump in the popularity of the already much-followed Korean pop music (or K-pop) in Japan over [...]

  4. Japan’s Fashion Subcultures

    Japan’s fashion-forward reputation has reached legendary proportions. It’s all a result of more than 30 years of fashion evolution. In short, [...]

  5. In Search of New Japanese Artists

    I’d marked my calendar months in advance for visits to the graduation exhibitions of two of the top art universities [...]