LIFESTYLE

Shin Okada published Megane to Otaku to Skateboard, an autobiography detailing his first encounter with skateboarding to making his international debut. We spoke to him about his adolescence and current views on skateboarding.

Through interviews with people of Japanese heritage working in the creative industries, this series explores the state of contemporary Japan as well as its past.

Malene Hvidt, who grew up in a family of architects, talks about her great grandfather, living with her partner, and the house that combines Japanese aesthetics and Scandinavian design.

Kiki Kudo writes about living in New York City and Connecticut during the pandemic.

We explore the history and traditional importance of Okinawan bashofu (textile made of banana fiber) through living national treasure, Toshiko Taira, who has dedicated her life to its revival.

Born in 2000, Joshua Nishimiya is a skater leading the way for the next generation. We spoke to him about his thoughts on the skate scene and vision for the future.

The interview explores architect Hiroshi Nakamura’s plan and concept of the Shinpujuyo-sho and Seishin-sho at Toshogu Shrine in Ueno, Tokyo.

Stefan Dotter, founder of Berlin-and-Tokyo-based publisher Whitelies, talks about what goes on behind its creative process.

Fumito Takekura, author of the bestseller 土偶を読む (Reading Dogū), which won both the Suntory Prize for Social Science and Humanities and the Jun Miura Prize, discusses the Jomon culture and contemporary social issues.

What Nao Tokuda, a Japanese architectural designer who started his own business in Tbilisi, is aiming for in the country known as the last unexplored region of Europe.