TOKYO ART PICKS (OCTOBER) Colin Liddell October 02, 2026 0 Cyber Gothic © Ayami Nishimura, Rankin October is a trying time for the art world as the optic oxygen of the city is taken up by garish disp... Read more »
WHY FOREIGN VISITORS STRUGGLE TO BOOK SHINKANSEN TICKETS Colin Liddell September 30, 2026 0 Shin'kannot'sen: biting the bullet Forget about hanging around Shibuya Crossing or go-karting around Akihabara (both of which suck),... Read more »
BEER WAR HEATS UP AS TAXMAN COMES FOR THE CHEAP CAN Colin Liddell September 30, 2026 0 October 1 arrives and Japan's long-running tax dodge finally ends. For years the liquor tax treated "beer," " happoshu ,... Read more »
セーラー服って何なの? Colin Liddell September 26, 2026 0 セーラー服はかわいい。セーラー服はセクシーだ。そして、少しペドっぽい。でも、どうやって大きな毛深い水兵たちの制服から、日本の女子高生に大いにフェティッシュ化された服装になったのだろうか? セーラー服のキーポイント は、うしろについた独特な襟である。 アート by 会田誠 これに... Read more »
TOKYO GIG PICK: BRAINBOMBS (OCTOBER) Colin Liddell September 25, 2026 0 Brainbombs have been doing this since 1985, which is longer than most of the people who will pack Earthdom have been alive. The Swedes take ... Read more »
OASIS IN THE DESERT: THE KAWAGUCHI MUSEUM OF ART Colin Liddell September 25, 2026 0 Atrium, Photo: Shigeo Ogawa For many years, the vast urban area North of Ueno and Ikebukuro and south of Saitama City has been something of ... Read more »
WILL TIMELESZ'S SHUTO DO TIME FOR PARKING LOT PUNCH UP? Colin Liddell September 19, 2026 0 Inomata burnishing his bad boy appeal? Tokyo’s idol assembly line prefers its scandals to stay backstage, preferably with a tearful press co... Read more »
RESTAURANT REVIEW: OYSTER & SHELL, TSUKIJI Colin Liddell September 19, 2026 0 Walking back to central Tokyo from Odaiba, as I sometimes do, one passes through an area of reclaimed land and modern bridges. This may stri... Read more »
TOKYO ART PICKS (SEPTEMBER) Colin Liddell September 03, 2026 0 Hisashi Tenmyouya In numbers of eyeballs on artworks Tokyo is the undisputed art capital of the world, and Autumn is the undisputed art sea... Read more »