CULTURE

Haruka Ayase, ‘I Want to Capture Every Emotion in Everyday Life and Fully Embrace the Present Moment’

A New ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Anime Series

The Future City as Imagined by Animated Films

The Spiritual Dimension of ‘Ghost in the Shell’, Decoded by a Scholar of Religion

Mamoru Oshii and the Primacy of the Fictional World

In France, Independent Publishers Are Redefining the Art Book

Fumiyo Kōno, A Life in Drawings

Celebrating Nature Through Cuisine in ‘Wild Herbs’

‘Uzumaki’, A Whirlwind of Darkness

ADImmerse Yourself in Literature and Western Cuisine, A New Journey in Hyogo

Rising Creators to Watch in 2026, According to the Editorial Team

Haruomi Hosono’s Music for ‘Shoplifters’, by Hirokazu Kore-eda

‘As the Wind Stirred the Ashes, Little Gems Remained’: Haruomi Hosono by Laurent Brancowitz, Guitarist of Phoenix

Mamiko Watanabe, Determined Contemporary Jazz

WaqWaq Kingdom, Music of Ultramodern Folklore

The Spiritual Dimension of ‘Ghost in the Shell’, Decoded by a Scholar of Religion

Before the Sauna Boom, Exploring Japan’s Oldest Steam Bath

The Minamata Health Disaster, from Dancing Cats to Johnny Depp

How Lily Deakin Rediscovered the Carefree Spirit of Childhood Through Pole Dancing

‘Me and the Cult Leader’, an Account About the Aum Sect Told Through Film

Kyoto Sento Monzen-yu, a Neighborhood Bathhouse Rooted in the Seasons

NOT A HOTEL MINAKAMI TOJI, a Mountain Retreat Where the Bath Takes Center Stage

Hitoyoshi Onsen Motoyu, an Everyday Bath that Feels Quietly Extraordinary

Hōshi Onsen Chōjukan, a Hidden Mountain Bath Frozen in Time

Hirauchi Kaichū Onsen, a Seaside Bath Where Hot Spring and Ocean Waters Meet

‘Do Friendships Survive Adulthood? Sometimes, It All Comes Down to One Person’

‘Letting Go of Preconceptions, or Why Improvisation Can Still Take You Far’

‘What Is the Three-Step Process That Helps Us Understand Others?’

‘When We Give Up on Being Saints’

‘What Can Humans Still Do in the Age of AI?’