JAPAN 99+1 Project Promotes Design-centric Travel
Want to add a more creative touch to your trip to Japan? While famous for temples, cherry trees, and street fashion, Japan is becoming more and more known as a destination for design-centric tra…
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Art & Culture — page 17
Browse art & culture in the Akihabara archive.
Photos from the Kyoto University Graduation Ceremony
I would really like to know what's the story and tradition behind the cosplay at the Kyoto University Graduation Ceremony. Unfortunately I don't read Japanese so my imagination is running w…
Netflix is working on a remake of Death Note. Watch the trailer.
A live-action version of Death Note is coming to Netflix later this year, and we’ve just gotten the first teaser trailer. Here, Light Turner (The Fault In Our Stars’ Nat Wolff) finds the titular…
The Eccentric Artwork of Kawanabe Kyosai
From cute cats and landscapes to the occult and the erotic, nothing was off bounds for this eccentric 19th century Japanese artist. But it was his extraordinary wit and humor that set him apart from …
Will the nuclear disaster effect the 2020 Olympics?
It has been 9 years since that nuclear disaster effected Fukushima. I know a lot of people worried for many months after the incident but even now, still there is worry over the radiation and toxicit…
Why Japanese TV Shows Are So Weird?
At some point in life we’ve all thought “why Japanese TV shows are so weird” but are they really? Japanese TV Shows are well known throughout the world as being weird, over the top, obnoxious and som…
BABYMETAL To Release 'Live At Tokyo Dome' In April
Japanese pop-metal sensation BABYMETAL will release "Live At Tokyo Dome", on April 1. The 2 Blu-ray + 4 CD set captures the band's two September 2016 concerts at Tokyo Dome w…
A Japanese Steel Company’s Beautiful Briefcase
Konstella is a new brand of stylish carrying cases made by Japanese steel company Toyo Steel. The Osaka-based manufacturer specializes in utilitarian lightweight steel products like tool boxes a…
The ultimate act of love? The truth behind Japan's charaben culture
Adorable "kawaii" food is uniquely ascendant in Japan. In eateries across the country, diners feast on dishes made to resemble Snoopy, Moomin, and Peter Rabbit. Bakeries sculpt sweet a…
Japan's iconic giant Gundam fires its last shot in Tokyo
The iconic giant Gundam that has protected citizens in Tokyo, Japan since 2009 is officially no more. After its last show on March 5, the 59-foot (18-meter) tall RX-78 Gundam repl…