Artists Interview: Isekai Stage・Already Late・muque・RETRORIRON J-pop has been gaining global attention largely through anime, yet as a music genre in its own right, it remains underrepresented on the international stage. The J-pop Cultural Project was launched to explore how Japanese music can resonate with global audiences beyond the world of anime. As part of this initiative, we sat down with four artists who each engage with J-pop culture in their own unique way. Two of th

Zac Zinger is a Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator and Multi-Instrumentalist. He plays not only western woodwinds, but also traditional...

Katsura Sunshine is a Canadian Rakugo performer who trained in Japan and has performed in New York, London, and Japan. This interview...

Miwa is a professional Japanese modern artist. Born and raised in Nagano with rich nature and various animals, she has made art works...

Shikou Yoshida is a puppeteer at the Awaji Puppet Theater Company, one of the biggest and most successful puppet troupes from the early...

Naoki Kusumi is a third generation traditional plaster artisan or “Sakan” in Japanese. His work ranges from projects at commercial...

Seikou Kaneko, a calligraphy teacher living in New York, was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She taught music at both elementary and middle...

Interview with Miori Inata Miori Inata is a renowned photographer based in Japan. After she worked as a fine arts teacher in Tokyo, she...

Interview with Keishi Ikeuchi Keishi Ikeuchi, President of Ikeuchi Organic, was born in 1949 in Imabari in Japan. In 1983, he succeeded...

Toshiyuki Inoko, Founder of teamLab, was born in Japan in 1977. Shortly after graduating from University of Tokyo in 2011, he established...