Places I want to go when it’s safe
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Tag: Japan
A samurai made out of a single piece of paper
If I came up against a samurai, I'd fold too.
Shoji Morimoto: a Tokyo “rent-a-person”
Aloneness isn't the same as loneliness but if you need someone, maybe this Japanese man can help.
The history of Toonami according to Toy Galaxy
Dig into the history of Toonami with Toy Galaxy and find out how it went from a daytime block of cartoons to a late-night staple for older viewers of anime.
Los Angeles’s Hidden Japanese Village
Peter Lai's giant treasure trove of Japanese collectibles can be found in a Los Angeles warehouse.
Manga Entertainment brings us Akira in 4K
Akira is a cornerstone of cult film and cyberpunk culture and now you can watch it in 4K in select cinemas across the country.
How to make a Taiwanese Castella
From Portugal to Japan and then to Taiwan, the Castella is a rich sponge cake that goes well with coffee or green tea. Here's a video recipe.
The Instagram account capturing Japanese facades
@ka_nai, an anonymous Instagram user, exhibits various facades in Japan in varying quality, shapes, and sizes.
Indo apples, samurai, and Japanese farmers
The Indo apple is Japan's first cultivated apple but how did it come to be? And how did the Fuji apple get so popular?
The night photography of Junya Watanabe
The Tokyo-based photographer captures a muted vibrancy of the Japanese city with their custom made presets.
Shape Grammars by Jannis Maroscheck is a book of shapes and systems
Maroscheck—a German graphic design student—created a design volume of shapes in response to a world dominated by AI.
Black polyglot speaks Japanese, Mandarin, and Arabic
Moses "Mouse" McCormick is a Black polyglot and loves to speak to strangers in their native tongues. Here's an example.
Fine: the Shanghai cafe that measures 20 square metres
In Shanghai, Fine 西洋果子店 (or Fine for short) fits a mixed minimalist Japanese-style cafe into 20 square metres.
The rise and demise of Betamax
Before DVDs, Blu-Ray discs and even VHS tapes, there was the Betamax.
The captivating neon photography of Liam Wong
Art director & photographer Liam Wong shows how alluring night time can be with his trademark "neon noir cyberpunk" photography. There's something so appealing about the night. People unwind and live their second lives - for those who aren't asleep. The darkness is brought alive by lights of varying types and colours. And Liam Wong …
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