WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?

From working at McDonald's in Himeji to making noodles for Japanese restaurants in America, Shuichi Kotani has always looked for and taken opportunities.

Finding artistic freedom in New York, Osaka-born artist finds new expressions for Japanese-style painting.

From techno fan to bass baritone opera singer, Yasushi Hirano now celebrates 20 years living and singing in Vienna.

For Fumi Nagasaka, photography was born from making friends.

The only certified fish master outside of Japan, Nick Sakagami has been making a splash in the U.S. for nearly two decades.

A self-taught multi-disciplinary artist merging art and electronic music, Ryoichi Kurokawa reconstructs the nature he grew up with software code.

A WWOOF trip to Australia leads to a new way of life for a former city girl.

Albert Einstein once said that the "important thing is not to stop questioning." A similar aphorism applies to composer and classical musician Yoko Hamabe Wylegala, whose life has been defined since the age of 7 by studying and questioning one subject or another. "My parents ...

An entrepreneur and cultural innovator, Yu Nakamura helps Thai farmers with her coconut sugar business.