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I Drove a Porsche Through the Fukushima Nuclear Exclusion Zone
The Porsche was unnecessary, but it was fast through the zone's empty roads.
Gritty Street Photos of Tokyo in the 70s and 80s
"When the last trains in Tokyo are gone, along with the businessmen and women, students, and the workers of restaurants and bars, Tokyo is deserted, and the 'other face of Tokyo' emerges," writes photographer Masatoshi Naito about his photo book.
A Japanese Photographer Examines Identity Stereotypes
Eighteen-year-old Izumi Miyazaki cites a number of surrealists as her inspiration in her thoughtful, wry, and precise work on identity stereotypes, setting cultural clichés alongside grotesque or awkward elements.
Beautiful Photos from a Summer Spent on Japan's Trains
Photographer Hiroyuki Ito captured his home country while riding the rails for an entire summer.
Japan Has Reportedly Started Dealing with Cases of 'Smell Harassment'
Let's be honest, certain members of your office have ripened this summer – don't you wish we had the same scheme in place?
How Tokyo Became Asia’s Graffiti Capital
In most of Asia, the practice of illegal bombing has been around for less than a decade. Tokyo, however, is an exception. I went out with one of the city's longest-active and most prominent vandals to get an inside look at Japanese graff.
How Leaving America Changes What People Think About Guns
"When I hear about people who own 15 assault weapons I think, why do you need that?"
Everything We Know About the Knife Attack in Japan That Killed At Least 19
Satoshi Uematsu gave multiple warnings that he planned to go through with one of the biggest mass murders in Japanese history.
Photos of the Australian Woman Trying to Make It in Japan’s Rope Bondage Scene
Milla Reika is the rare woman in the male-dominated world of 'shibari.'
Photos from Japan's Ancient Bullfighting Ritual
In Spain, matador vs bull often ends in at least one gory death. Japan's centuries-old tradition sees two bulls peacefully wrestling one another.
McDonald's Is Giving Away an 18-Karat Gold McNugget So You'll Try Its New Sauces
All it takes is keeping an eye on Twitter and possibly racing around Japan to follow clues leading to the campaign mascot: a masked nugget thief called Kaito Nuggets.
Photos of the Most Kawaii Costumes at a Cherry Blossom Festival
All the colourful kitsch from a Brooklyn festival for the people who see kawaii as a way of life.