CULTURE

Kirin Kiki, the Eternal Grandmother of Japanese Cinema

‘Ghost in the Shell”s Two-Sided Architectural Universe

‘The Round’, a Poignant Homage to Yukio Shige, on the Lookout for Those Contemplating Suicide

Masahisa Fukase’s Life Presented on the Big Screen

The Japanese Film that Inspired Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’

Himizu, or the Disillusionment of Youth

‘Tales of Moonlight and Rain’, a Collection of Japanese Supernatural Stories

Travelling in Search of Sake with Florent Chavouet

Nobuko Yoshiya, Pioneer of Japanese Lesbian Literature

‘Japan: Nature, Artifice and Japanese Culture’, Exploring the Conflicting Relationship between Japan and Nature

Sachiko Kanenobu, the First Japanese Songwriter, Composer, and Performer

‘Passion’ by Marihiko Hara is a Soundtrack for Human Coexistence

Japan’s Pioneering Western Music Magazine

Kota Yamaji’s Acid Universe

Queen’s First Steps in Japan, by Koh Hasebe

Nobuko Yoshiya, Pioneer of Japanese Lesbian Literature

A Life on a Loop in ‘Salaryman 6’

‘The Round’, a Poignant Homage to Yukio Shige, on the Lookout for Those Contemplating Suicide

‘Seito’, the First Japanese Feminist Magazine

Modernology, Kon Wajiro’s Science of Everyday Observation

‘Tales of Moonlight and Rain’, a Collection of Japanese Supernatural Stories

Fashionable Patterns in Japan from the Early 20th Century

‘Menko Boys’, Antwan Horfee’s Collection of Vintage Cards

Japanese Fireworks from the 1800s are Poetry in Motion

Kusakabe Kimbei’s Colourised Portraits

A Return to Nature According to Masanobu Fukuoka

Twelve Weeks to Find Your Ikigai

Roland Barthes and Japan

Wa, the Japanese Empire of Harmony

Charlotte Perriand and Japan