Lifestyle | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Jul 13, 2019
There’s no doubt about it — a colorful yukata (light cotton kimono) accessorized with a flat uchiwa fan says “summer.”
Lifestyle | Kateigaho International Japan Edition Jul 6, 2019
The first of a four-part series that focuses on traditional ways to mitigate the heat of a Japanese summer.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jun 3, 2017
Ryo: Grilled eel perfectly paired with sake and relaxed style
by Robbie Swinnerton
Specialist unagi restaurants generally fall into two categories. Most follow tradition, evoking the old days when grilled freshwater eel was a humble food of the masses. Others adopt a more sophisticated, formal approach for their eel cuisine. But Ryo boasts a style very much ...
Film Aug 13, 2014
The long, bone-chilling gaze of new director Ayumi Sakamoto
by Mark Schilling
Directors have various ways of communicating in interviews — beyond the usual talking points, that is. Koji Fukada drew me geometrical diagrams to explain the intertwining relationships in his coming-of-age drama "Hotori no Sakuko (Au Revoir l'Ete)." Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki sketched me ...