Decolonizing the Curry-culum: Japan’s Indian Connection Part 2
The clash of empires was indeed destined to end colonial rule in Asia, but not in the way that Bose had anticipated
Love, Curry and the Quad: Japan’s Indian Connection Part 1
The nearest equivalent to Nakamuraya today would be a vegan patisserie with gallery and live music space attached.
Goodbye to the Future: The Last Days of the Nakagin Capsule Tower
Hugh Jackman could hardly fit into a Nakagin capsule, let alone perform a credible fight or love scene inside one…
“AGANAI – Me and the Cult Leader”
As the ancient Greeks insisted, character is fate.
The First Samurai: Remembering Toshiro Mifune
He seems to be made of some harder, denser substance than everyone else
Tokyo Junkie: Robert Whiting’s Japan
The government requested gang bosses to dispatch the most “unpleasant-looking” yakuza to the countryside for “spiritual training,”
Remembering 3.11: Faces and Voices of Resilience Part 2
Wanting good strong coffee and whisky and, most of all, jazz of all kinds, at full throttle, now more than ever….
Remembering 3.11: Faces and Voices of Resilience Part 1
Shoko Hashimoto’s face is a map of his life. It radiates intensity, strength, humour and boundless curiosity
Burn On, Joe! A 1960s Manga Icon Lifts Spirits Today
“Old man, I’m begging you… let me carry on… until there’s nothing left of me but white ashes,..”
Peering into 2021: Tanjiro Kamado Battles Big Tech
In the year of the coronavirus, one sixth of the entire Japanese population went to the cinema to watch Demon Slayer,