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TW Social: What We Got Up To in June and July 2024

David Schneider — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 06:03:28 +0000

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TW Social: What We Got Up To in March and April 2024

David Schneider — Wed, 29 May 2024 09:07:04 +0000

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Kimono Mom: The Geisha Turned Mother Turned YouTuber

Lyn Tsuchiya — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 07:49:38 +0000

Moe, also known as Kimono Mom, stands in front of the camera dressed in a traditional kimono with a white apron, her daughter, Sutan, by her side. The former geisha — who became a mother and then a YouTube star — has amassed over 2.8 million subscribers from all over the world, who tune in […]

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Amane Sakaguchi Talks Traditions and Hopes for Female Shamisen Players in Japan

Zoria Petkoska — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:05:25 +0000

Amane Sakaguchi, the ninth generation in a long line of shamisen players, performs under the stage name Kosaburo Kineya, though she will eventually inherit the family stage name of Katsusaburo Kineya, reserved for the head of the Kinekatsu-kai school of shamisen. She composed music for traditional dance at the opening ceremony of Culture City of […]

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From Trash to Treasure: Redesigning Japan’s Waste

Victoria Bennett — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 01:00:27 +0000

Notoriously fiendish for excessive over-packaging, Japan swaddles everything in clear plastic, from individual bananas to wet umbrellas and tea bags, reportedly producing the second-highest annual plastic waste per capita after the US. Look past plastic, however, and a wave of innovation is occurring. Companies and makers across the country are finding ways to repurpose discarded […]

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Tokyo Minimalism: Maki Shinohara Photographs the Calm Side of the Capital

Zoria Petkoska — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:29:02 +0000

The controlled chaos of Tokyo lends itself well to two contrasting visual styles — maximalist and minimalist. The former can be seen in the hurried scenes with countless people and buildings seemingly stacked on top of one another, while the latter is found in the organized neatness and attention to detail in this metropolis. Tokyo […]

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Tokyo Fashion Week Spring 2024 Highlights

Zoria Petkoska — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:22:21 +0000

New spring, new blossoms, new fashion looks. Every March and August, Rakuten Tokyo Fashion Week showcases exciting new collections by both established designers and newcomers to watch. Joining the fashion behemoths that are Paris, Milan, London and New York, Tokyo’s fashion week is a bit smaller but an ever-growing and equally stylish affair. Spread across […]

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TW Spring 2024 Party Highlights

Zoria Petkoska — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 06:59:20 +0000

Several times a year, Tokyo Weekender creates and celebrates the non-digital and tangible parts of culture with our magazine parties, where you can pick up a copy of our latest issue, as well as spend time with an array of creatives in the Tokyo scene. On March 1, we all gathered at our partner venue Or, […]

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Voice of Tokyo #15: TW Checks In With The City’s Trendsetters

Zoria Petkoska — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 06:24:09 +0000

The humans of Tokyo make this metropolis pulse with energy. We check in with four of the many Tokyo voices that make the cacophony a symphony. Ayaka Ohira, Anime Creator and Director Hailing from Fukuoka, this Tokyo-based multitalented creative can draw, animate and tell stories. It all comes together in Galverse, a story in which […]

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TW Social: What We Got Up To in January and February 2024

David Schneider — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:49:13 +0000

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