INTERVIEW: HIROSHI SUGIMOTO ON ART, A.I., & EXTINCTION
Colin Liddell
August 08, 2026
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The advent of Artificial Intelligence has put the idea of extinction into quite a few minds recently. For some it is the extinction of the h...
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Friday, July 31, 2026
"RAPE MY EX": YAMI-BAITO TURNS UGLY
Colin Liddell
July 31, 2026
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12 years for the 100 kg Hitman In the latest chapter of Japan’s thriving yami-baito “dark part-time job” industry, the Tokyo District Cour...
Sunday, July 26, 2026
JAPAN SWEATS AND BLEATS IN RECORD-BREAKING HEAT
Colin Liddell
July 26, 2026
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Japan’s weather agency has given extreme Summer heat its own official badge of honour this summer, coining the term kokushobi ( é…·æš‘æ—¥ ), or ...
Monday, July 13, 2026
DEATH OF A LIVE-STREAMER: REVENGE OF THE PARASOCIAL PAY PIG
Colin Liddell
July 13, 2026
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Prosecutors have requested a 20-year prison sentence for Kenichi Takano, a 44-year-old man accused of f atally stabbing a 22-year-old live-s...
Thursday, July 9, 2026
TOKYO ART PICKS (JULY & AUGUST)
Colin Liddell
July 09, 2026
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"Vampire" (2025) by Monoko Hanamisaki (private collection) In numbers of eyeballs on artworks Tokyo is the undisputed art capital...
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
SEX DOLLS BUSTED SMUGGLING A BILLION IN GOLD INTO JAPAN
Colin Liddell
June 23, 2026
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Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested a 46-year-old Chinese company executive and five accomplices for trying to sneak over ¥1 billion wor...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
BOOK REVIEW: JAPANESE THINGS
Colin Liddell
June 16, 2026
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Before the internet era, the picture of Japan that was fed to the world came through books written by an elite class of highly educated peop...
Friday, June 12, 2026
TOKYO GIG PICK: REGURGITATOR vs THE OSAKA RAMONES (JULY)
Colin Liddell
June 12, 2026
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A measly 5000 of your fast depreciating yen is all it takes to get you in to see what could be either (a) a shambolic mess or (b) one of the...
Monday, June 1, 2026
TOKYO ART PICKS (JUNE)
Colin Liddell
June 01, 2026
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"Colin Liddell" (2012) by Hiroshi Sugimoto (private collection) In numbers of eyeballs on artworks Tokyo is the undisputed art ca...
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
JAPAN HAS AN ORGAN DONATION PROBLEM: AN INTERVIEW WITH CAMPAIGNER YOSHIKO KOBATA
Colin Liddell
May 26, 2026
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Kobota at Deathfes An ageing society like Japan faces many challenges, ranging from health care to dealing with senility and loneliness. But...
