MULTICULTURAL MELTDOWN: RACE WAR IN SAITAMA? Colin Liddell February 11, 2025 0 Japan is a low-confrontation society that finds any kind of social conflict deeply troubling, so it's no surprise that it's growing ... Read more »
TOKYO ART PICKS (FEBRUARY) Colin Liddell February 01, 2025 0 Ryuichi Sakamotom flavour of the month Tokyo is the art capital of the World in terms of the number of eyeballs on artworks if not actual ... Read more »
TOKYO GIG PICKS (FEBRUARY & MARCH) Colin Liddell January 27, 2025 0 Maid in Japan: Band Maid 2025 is here and is wandering around in search of its signature sound. Will it find it here in Tokyo? I doubt it. A... Read more »
WHY JAPAN IS GOING BACK INTO CHIPS Colin Liddell January 21, 2025 0 Back in the 1980s Japan dominated the microchip sector, but then a threatened America hit back implementing measures that undermined the i... Read more »
ONLY IN JAPAN: YAMIBAITO - "DARK PART-TIME JOBS" Colin Liddell December 02, 2024 0 The new crime trend in Japan is "yamibaito" (literally “dark part-time jobs”). What happens is an anonymous employer advertises on... Read more »
TOKYO ART PICKS (DECEMBER-JANUARY) Colin Liddell November 30, 2024 0 "I Dreamt I was Raped" by Monoko Hanasaki Tokyo is the art capital of the World in terms of the number of eyeballs on artworks ... Read more »
ART REVIEW: KEIICHI TANAAMI: ADVENTURES IN MEMORY Colin Liddell November 05, 2024 0 It is hard to think of a more tragic story than the one surrounding this exhibition. A visit to "Keiichi Tanaami: Adventures in Memory... Read more »
TOKYO ART PICKS (NOVEMBER) Colin Liddell October 28, 2024 0 Tokyo is the art capital of the World in terms of the number of eyeballs on artworks , so what is on offer this November? TOKYO-MET offers ... Read more »