Art has two primary goals: to push boundaries and to reach as many people as possible. The Aichi Prefectural Art Theater (APAT) in Nagoya actively strives to achieve those goals with programs…

Okinoshima is an island 60 kilometers off the coast of Kyushu in the Genkai Sea. With its remote location, steep cliffs, primeval forests and almost no infrastructure save for a simple port,…

Premiering back in April, Spy × Family has not only become one of the most popular shows on Netflix but also currently ranks as one of the Top 10 greatest anime of…

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes and Japan aren’t complete strangers. There are numerous references to Japanese culture throughout the Sherlock Holmes short stories and novels. These include mentions of the eighth century…

It took well over 50 years and the work of three of Japan’s most powerful warlords (including the legendary Demon King Oda Nobunaga) to turn Japan from a loose confederation of semi-independent…

It’s pretty common for older men to pretend to be young girls online, but in Japan you can also find the exact opposite. It’s called ojisan gokko (lit. “old guy make-believe”), a sort…

“My body sticks out in one place. I would like to thrust the part of my body that sticks out into the part of your body that is empty and fill it…

Medium-sized news: The Super Crooks anime is getting a live-action adaptation. And if you have no idea what Super Crooks is, then you now know why I said “medium-sized news.” Premiering on…