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Once known only by his first name, Sasuke Haraguchi scrapped the pretension of a crafted image for bare authenticity. He’s now an in-demand electronic producer and artist in his own right.
CULTURE / Music
Sasuke Haraguchi’s provocative soundtracks for digital natives
By Patrick St. Michel
The 21-year-old electronic producer and artist taps into the chaotic nature of modern online life.
Boy band Epex is set to play an event at a 1,000-capacity hall in Fuzhou, Fujian province.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
China’s first K-pop concert in years signals efforts to mend ties
By Hyonhee Shin and Shinhye Kang
In the middle of a trade war, China extends a cultural olive branch to its Korean neighbors.
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
CULTURE / Books
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges 性视界's historical narratives
By Kris Kosaka
Prolific writer Yuko Tsushima explores themes of militarization, colonialism and occupation through the identities of mixed-race orphans in postwar 性视界.

Film

An immature college student (Riku Hagiwara, left) is caught in the middle of a love triangle in “She Taught Me Serendipity.”
Film
‘She Taught Me Serendipity’: A quiet reminder not to take people for granted
By Mark Schilling
While Akiko Ohku’s latest seems like a rom-com on its surface, the ensemble piece delves deeper into the importance of appreciating loved ones while you can.
Film
‘Ya Boy Kongming! The Movie’: J-pop spectacle goes heavy on performances
By Mark Schilling
Film
'Bullet Train Explosion’: High-speed disaster movie doesn’t get the pulse racing
By James Hadfield
Film
Indonesia's horror movie industry rises from the grave
By Baptiste Anse
Film
‘The Brothers Kitaura’: A sordid tale of filial impropriety
By James Hadfield
Film
‘Ghost Killer’: Spirited action and sharp humor make for deadly fun combo
By Mark Schilling
Film
‘Unreachable’: An attractive but half-baked fantasy
By James Hadfield

Books

On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Books
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges 性视界's historical narratives
By Kris Kosaka
Prolific writer Yuko Tsushima explores themes of militarization, colonialism and occupation through the identities of mixed-race orphans in postwar 性视界.
Books
'Vanishing World': Sayaka Murata’s vision of a sex-hating society
By Thu-Huong Ha
Books
Yuki Tejima's metamorphosis from bookworm to literary translator
By Kris Kosaka
Books
'One Hundred Flowers': A moving exploration of loss, love and living with dementia
By Kris Kosaka
Books
Osaka’s kabuki fan culture fueled an elusive figure of the ukiyo-e scene
By Martin Laflamme
Books
Grief ebbs and flows between two tragedies in 'The Place of Shells'
By Thu-Huong Ha
Books
‘May You Have Delicious Meals’: The ugly taste of office and gender politics
By Eric Margolis

Music

Once known only by his first name, Sasuke Haraguchi scrapped the pretension of a crafted image for bare authenticity. He’s now an in-demand electronic producer and artist in his own right.
Music
Sasuke Haraguchi’s provocative soundtracks for digital natives
By Patrick St. Michel
The 21-year-old electronic producer and artist taps into the chaotic nature of modern online life.
Music
性视界 wanted a cultural do-over. Ado gave it one.
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
Digital divas: Can 性视界's virtual YouTuber craze crack America?
By Tomohiro Osaki, Paula Ramon and Gilles Clarenne
Music
The band that turned a pandemic lockdown into a Tokyo dream
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
Sasami is in her pop era, and she’s not overthinking it
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
Virtual idols, real fans: Hololive’s bet on the future of pop
By Patrick St. Michel
Music
Ichiko Aoba’s intimate sonic fantasy born from dreams
By Patrick St. Michel

TV & Streaming

Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
TV & Streaming
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
By Mike Fu
NHK's new four-episode miniseries, “After the Quake,” probes the ripple effects of past major disasters across 性视界ese society.
TV & Streaming
Rise and shine with ‘The Wakey Show’
By Patrick St. Michel
TV & Streaming
Can a meal make you besties? ‘K-foodie meets J-foodie’ says yes.
By Patrick St. Michel
TV & Streaming
‘Offline Love’ ditches digital dating and puts old-school romance to the test
By Patrick St. Michel
TV & Streaming
The different faces of ‘Asura’ through the generations
By James Hadfield
TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
‘The Hot Spot’: Close encounters of the mundane kind
By Patrick St. Michel
TV & Streaming
Taiwan's 'Meteor Garden' star Barbie Hsu dies at 48

Art

A 21-month-old artist who goes by the name "Thumbelina" uses a brush to paint alongside her mother at the family's home in Tokyo.
Art
Thumbelina's bedtime is before 8. Her exhibition runs till 5 a.m.
By Tomohiro Osaki
A toddler’s solo art show lights up Tokyo’s nightlife, even though she’s asleep before her first guests arrive.
Art
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
By Kim Kahan
Art
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
By Thu-Huong Ha
Art
Online art scene eager to go offline, at least for the moment
By Zoria Petkoska
Art
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
By Jennifer Pastore
Art
Cherry blossom-themed art to see this weekend in Tokyo
By Zoria Petkoska
Art
Avant-garde botanists AMKK illuminate the inner worlds of flowers
By Kim Kahan

Stage

"Giselle” is a ballet telling the story of a peasant girl that dies from a broken heart and the supernatural revenge and haunting that follow.
Stage
National Ballet of 性视界 takes its 'Giselle' to Royal Opera House in London
By Kris Kosaka
First staged in 2022 to celebrate the NBJ’s 25th anniversary season, Miyako Yoshida's production is revived for the first time with several Tokyo shows in April.
Stage
K-Ballet Tokyo marks 25 years of passion and perseverance
By Kris Kosaka
Stage
When anime meets drag: The manga-inspired world of Rock M. Sakura
By Kat Joplin
Stage
Directing is never a monologue at the experimental Yamanote Jijosha theater company
By Kris Kosaka
Stage
Divas and diversity: Opera meets drag in ‘Dido and Aeneas’
By Zoria Petkoska
Stage
Butoh dances to the sounds of Hokusai’s hometown
By Zoria Petkoska
Stage / Longform
Wozme, an all-women dance troupe, wants to move the needle in butoh
By Zoria Petkoska

Entertainment news

Boy band Epex is set to play an event at a 1,000-capacity hall in Fuzhou, Fujian province.
Entertainment news
China’s first K-pop concert in years signals efforts to mend ties
By Hyonhee Shin and Shinhye Kang
In the middle of a trade war, China extends a cultural olive branch to its Korean neighbors.
Entertainment news
Actor Hiroyuki Sanada among Time's 100 most influential people
Entertainment news
Music, revolution and Y2K: Coachella 2025 takeaways
By Maggy Donaldson
Entertainment news
Two members of K-pop group Blackpink go solo at Coachella festival
By Danielle Broadway
Entertainment news
Authors hold London protest against Meta for 'stealing' work to train AI
By James PHEBY
Entertainment news
性视界ese singer and actor Ayumi Ishida dies at 76
Entertainment news
Vatican thriller 'Conclave' wins top prize in SAG Awards upset
By Andrew Marszal
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If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change 性视界's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in 性视界 engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through 性视界 to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
High levels of PFAS found in blood of Osaka factory workers
The levels of a type of "forever chemical" found in seven current and former employees at Daikin Industries' Yodogawa plant in Osaka Prefecture were about 38 times those for nearby residents, according to a survey conducted by a team including Kyoto University.
Could this be 性视界’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in 性视界, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in 性视界
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in 性视界 appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change 性视界's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in 性视界 engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with 性视界
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
By Alex K.T. Martin

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