Daku Nishiyama, the designer of Daku Westmountain and Ye’s barber, announced that the legendary world champion sound system ...

Recording artiste Chico Dancehall has yielded positive reviews for his first EP Wildcard. With majority of the production credits also going to him, the entertainer released the project on November 28 ...

Visiting Tokyo for the first time can feel like stepping into the future and the past at once. This vast, ever-shifting metropolis is all about contrasts: centuries-old shrines tucked beside glass ...

Museums and galleries throughout Tokyo are gearing up for Art Week Tokyo, November 5–9, a celebration of the local contemporary art scene co-hosted by more than 50 venues. In lieu of a typical art ...

The latest feature from 94-year-old director Yoji Yamada follows a cabbie and elderly passenger on one long, nostalgic ride through Japan’s capital. By Jordan Mintzer Some kind of record must have ...

In 1946, anthropologist Ruth Benedict published The Chrysanthemum and the Sword: Patterns of Japanese Culture. The American government had tapped her as a researcher during World War II to help better ...

Just days before an announced closure, the Coupland Dancehall has been saved as a Texas country music shrine. On Aug. 11, Abbey Road, owner of the Coupland Dancehall, located in a rural community in ...

A Texas dancehall that was set to close after more than 100 years of two-stepping will keep the lights on after an investor came through at the last second. Current owner Abbey Road said that after ...

You don't have be a yūrei devotee to know that some of the enduring and most ethereal spirits hail from Japan. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Stories, legends, movies, games ...

This season’s Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo unfolded during Japan’s hottest summer on record. With temperatures consistently in the mid-30 degrees and unrelentingly high humidity, the streets were filled ...

The Air Jordan 5 Tokyo returns in 2025 with bold yellow suede, Kanji embroidery, and a rumored 20,000-pair run that will keep demand sky-high. The Air Jordan 5 Tokyo first released in 2011 as part of ...