Music News Gwen Stefani says she’s Japanese in bizarre new interview by Sam Bowmer In a bizarre new interview with Allure, Gwen Stefani has recalled thinking to herself ‘My God, I’m Japanese and I didn’t know it!’ One line…
Books News ‘The Pachinko Parlour’ is a stunning exploration of family, identity, and belonging by Tammy Moir Elisa Shua Dusapin’s anticipated second novel, The Pachinko Parlour is a superb and atmospheric exploration of finding yourself in family, and in the generations that…
News World Legendary fashion designer Issey Miyake has passed away by Tammy Moir Issey Miyake expressed a unique blend of tradition and futuristic sensibilities in his work. The large volumes of colour, and bold strong lines, were a…
News World Japan makes cyberbullying punishable by one year in jail by Amy Davidson Japan has made online harassment punishable by up to a year’s imprisonment, in hopes of decreasing cyberbullying-related deaths. Since the cyberbullying-related suicide of 22-year-old wrestler…
News Pride Wellbeing World The capitol of Akita held it’s first ever pride parade by Chloe Maddren While Japan held it’s first pride parade in Tokyo almost 30 years ago, the small mountainous prefecture of Akita showed support for the movement on…
Books News Mieko Kawakami’s poetic and probing new novel: ‘All The Lovers In The Night’ by Tammy Moir All The Lovers In The Night, by bestselling author Mieko Kawakami, is sweet, subtle, and leaves a lasting impact. Deeply poetic, confronting, and not least…
News Japan’s welcome for Jacinda Ardern has been described as kiwifruit gatecrashing a funeral by Lochie Schuster New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was welcomed by two people dressed in jumbo sized kiwifruit costumes, swaying sadly to a pretty sombre tune. Ready…
Music News ‘Best Album Supervillian’ is the perfect summary of Vickeblanka’s career to date by Lochie Schuster Vickeblanka has shot into the spotlight since 2018, leading the way as one of Japan’s biggest breakout artists since 2018, racking up more than 350…
News World Here’s what you need to know about the earthquake in Japan by Chloe Maddren More than two million homes were left without power after a strong earthquake rocked Japan’s north-east for more than two minutes. At around 11:30 last…
News Weird World Japanese “Killing Stone” thought to contain a chaotic demon was split in half by Daniel Alex Great! A Japanese stone containing an ancient demon has mysteriously split in two and locals are freaked. As if 2022 wasn’t cooked enough, on Monday…
News Science New research could solve the mystery of a 300-year-old ‘mermaid mummy’ by Lochie Schuster Scientists are still baffled by a 300-year-old mummified ‘mermaid’, but the mystery could be unraveled as they undergo new research. Just a warning: this article…
News Sony and Honda are teaming up to rival Tesla with a run of electric cars by Lochie Schuster Two of Japan’s biggest companies are joining forces to take on Elon Musk’s company Tesla in the electric car market. Yesterday, Sony and Honda announced…
Film and TV News Hayao Miyazaki abandons retirement for one final Studio Ghibli film by Alastair Cairns Hayao Miyazaki is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of his generation and, despite a brief retirement, he will complete one final film for Studio…
