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James Gilpin (In Tokyo)

James Gilpin (In Tokyo)

Light-hearted and distinctive work by Japanese designer Toru Kase

Light-hearted and distinctive work by Japanese designer Toru Kase

Lost In A Moment - Tokyo

Lost In A Moment - Tokyo

Seriously beautiful - and plentiful - patterned Japanese manhole covers!

Seriously beautiful - and plentiful - patterned Japanese manhole covers!

Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation

Data becomes alchemy in Japanese maestro Ryoji Ikeda's jaw-dropping new Berlin installation

Catching up with Charlotte Trounce while on a residency in Japan

Catching up with Charlotte Trounce while on a residency in Japan

Danny Sangra's awesome illustrated interviews for new Tokyo show are a thrill

Danny Sangra's awesome illustrated interviews for new Tokyo show are a thrill

Here's some super clean, crisp, colourful Japanese graphic design

Here's some super clean, crisp, colourful Japanese graphic design

Ailsa Johnson’s illustrations draw on the everyday magic of Japanese culture

Ailsa Johnson’s illustrations draw on the everyday magic of Japanese culture

Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto

Check out the mid-century stylings of Japanese illustrator Satoshi Hashimoto

WIN: Tokyo Bike

WIN: Tokyo Bike

Miscellaneous: Behind the scenes of the 1956 Japanese Godzilla

Miscellaneous: Behind the scenes of the 1956 Japanese Godzilla

A Week On Monday: Lawrence Zeegen on 80s pop and Japanese junk

A Week On Monday: Lawrence Zeegen on 80s pop and Japanese junk

Shun Ishizuka's designs combine Western design influences for a Japanese context

Shun Ishizuka's designs combine Western design influences for a Japanese context

Art: Henrique Oliveira's installation is taking over the Palais de Tokyo

Art: Henrique Oliveira's installation is taking over the Palais de Tokyo

Japanese studio who sent a bonsai to space's Encyclopaedia of Flowers

Japanese studio who sent a bonsai to space's Encyclopaedia of Flowers

Japanese studio Nendo use the everyday as inspiration for their compact designs

Japanese studio Nendo use the everyday as inspiration for their compact designs

Traditional Japanese woodblock carvings give Nintendo a newfound gravitas

Traditional Japanese woodblock carvings give Nintendo a newfound gravitas

Volume presents a long-overdue monograph on Japanese type master Takenobu Igarashi

Volume presents a long-overdue monograph on Japanese type master Takenobu Igarashi

Dutch artist Tymen Visser paints life in Tokyo

Dutch artist Tymen Visser paints life in Tokyo

Karifurav Caihua’s weirdly erotic Japanese-inspired illustrations

Karifurav Caihua’s weirdly erotic Japanese-inspired illustrations

Celebrating the legacy of Kamekura Yusaku’s iconic Tokyo 1964 Olympics identity

Celebrating the legacy of Kamekura Yusaku’s iconic Tokyo 1964 Olympics identity

Broken Japanese: Why even a “respectful” homage to a country’s culture can be problematic

Broken Japanese: Why even a “respectful” homage to a country’s culture can be problematic

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City

The View From Tokyo: the fascinating origins, and triumphant resurgence, of Risograph in Japan

The View From Tokyo: the fascinating origins, and triumphant resurgence, of Risograph in Japan

Illustrator Joshua Winston Scurville's inspirations vary from Japanese graphic design to jazz

Illustrator Joshua Winston Scurville's inspirations vary from Japanese graphic design to jazz

Alice Tye's new exhibition presents the everyday details from a trip to Japan

Alice Tye's new exhibition presents the everyday details from a trip to Japan

Best of Japanese design scene in Berlin via the Tokyo Art Directors Club

Best of Japanese design scene in Berlin via the Tokyo Art Directors Club

Nuanced and deliciously strange illustration from Japanese artist Yu Fukugawa

Nuanced and deliciously strange illustration from Japanese artist Yu Fukugawa

Maciek Pożoga captures the human-like qualities of Japanese macaques

Maciek Pożoga captures the human-like qualities of Japanese macaques

Art collective Excalibur on using pixel art to blend Japanese myths with reality

Art collective Excalibur on using pixel art to blend Japanese myths with reality

UNIQLO's new Kabuki range takes inspiration from Japanese theatre

UNIQLO's new Kabuki range takes inspiration from Japanese theatre

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union

The View From Tokyo: why Laforet Harajuku is an epicentre for the city’s alternative creative ideas

The View From Tokyo: why Laforet Harajuku is an epicentre for the city’s alternative creative ideas

Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke is back with his charmingly naughty gifs

Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke is back with his charmingly naughty gifs

WassinkLundgren: Tokyo Tokyo

WassinkLundgren: Tokyo Tokyo

Varied, playful and slightly odd drawings from Japanese illustrator Summer House

Varied, playful and slightly odd drawings from Japanese illustrator Summer House

Photography: Nissan offer photographers the chance to go to Tokyo

Photography: Nissan offer photographers the chance to go to Tokyo

Japanese photographer Takeshi Suga turns his talents to snow-bound serenity

Japanese photographer Takeshi Suga turns his talents to snow-bound serenity

Illustrative painter Alice Tye on capturing the natural beauty of Japan

Illustrative painter Alice Tye on capturing the natural beauty of Japan

Jentwo’s sunny, characterful illustrations are inspired by Japanese City Pop and the friendly folk of Kamakura

Jentwo’s sunny, characterful illustrations are inspired by Japanese City Pop and the friendly folk of Kamakura

Bizarre ad uses synchronised swimmers to advertise Japan’s hot springs

Bizarre ad uses synchronised swimmers to advertise Japan’s hot springs

Posthumously introducing the undisputed king of Japanese Graphic design, Shigeo Fukuda

Posthumously introducing the undisputed king of Japanese Graphic design, Shigeo Fukuda

Design rising from destruction – new show focusses on post-tsunami Japanese revival

Design rising from destruction – new show focusses on post-tsunami Japanese revival

This exhibition showcases the universal language of Japanese pictograms

This exhibition showcases the universal language of Japanese pictograms

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada

Animator and director James Curran’s amusing 30-day Gifathon project in Tokyo

Animator and director James Curran’s amusing 30-day Gifathon project in Tokyo

Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke’s adorable and hilariously rude GIFs

Japanese illustrator Nimura Daisuke’s adorable and hilariously rude GIFs

Theo Cottle pays tribute to the slow dancing of Japan’s youngest samurais

Theo Cottle pays tribute to the slow dancing of Japan’s youngest samurais

HarrimanSteel overhaul Tokyo Fixed in transformation to Kinoko Custom Cycles

HarrimanSteel overhaul Tokyo Fixed in transformation to Kinoko Custom Cycles

A rural fishing village in Japan attempts to overcome its ageing population

A rural fishing village in Japan attempts to overcome its ageing population

Yakisoba noodles, cigarettes and Tokyo streets in Monika Mogi’s coming-of-age series

Yakisoba noodles, cigarettes and Tokyo streets in Monika Mogi’s coming-of-age series

“A small Japanese photographer is on the same page of great photographers!”: Piczo joins WeFolk

“A small Japanese photographer is on the same page of great photographers!”: Piczo joins WeFolk

Seb Agresti tells us about his residency in Japan and the importance of reinventing yourself

Seb Agresti tells us about his residency in Japan and the importance of reinventing yourself

Mogwai Japan: Knock for Knock

Mogwai Japan: Knock for Knock

Ten contemporary Manga artists reshaping the eminent Japanese comic scene

Ten contemporary Manga artists reshaping the eminent Japanese comic scene

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia

Dinosaurs, UFOs and fairytale castles: A travel diary of Japan’s roadside love hotels

Dinosaurs, UFOs and fairytale castles: A travel diary of Japan’s roadside love hotels

Jaw-dropping installation sees 100,000 LEDs float down Tokyo river

Jaw-dropping installation sees 100,000 LEDs float down Tokyo river

The intensely quiet, private moments of Japanese photographer, Go Itami

The intensely quiet, private moments of Japanese photographer, Go Itami

Koichi and Takeko: A tale of two grandparents and Japan through the 20th Century

Koichi and Takeko: A tale of two grandparents and Japan through the 20th Century

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”

The Graduates 2013: Luisa Whitton gets deep inside the Japanese robotics industry

The Graduates 2013: Luisa Whitton gets deep inside the Japanese robotics industry

Dairy drinks and cigarettes meet in Lucas Reis' illustrative evocations of Japan

Dairy drinks and cigarettes meet in Lucas Reis' illustrative evocations of Japan

Japanese artist Tatsuro Kiuchi is back with more beautifully finished illustrations

Japanese artist Tatsuro Kiuchi is back with more beautifully finished illustrations

Photographer Zaza Bertrand takes a look inside the Japanese love hotels

Photographer Zaza Bertrand takes a look inside the Japanese love hotels

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig

Japanese duo Nerhol talk about their triumphant time-lapse cut-away portraits

Japanese duo Nerhol talk about their triumphant time-lapse cut-away portraits

Illustrator Kate Prior works out “how the hell you draw air” for Wired Japan

Illustrator Kate Prior works out “how the hell you draw air” for Wired Japan

Meet Sari, the Tokyo tourist photobomber making her hobby into an artform

Meet Sari, the Tokyo tourist photobomber making her hobby into an artform

David Lewandowski’s floppy rubber bodies take over the streets of Japan

David Lewandowski’s floppy rubber bodies take over the streets of Japan

Naoya Hatakeyama's photographs of Japan's contemporary topographies embody "the death and rebirth of cities"

Naoya Hatakeyama's photographs of Japan's contemporary topographies embody "the death and rebirth of cities"

Tokyo illustrator Okamura Yuta and his endearing brush-and-ink characters

Tokyo illustrator Okamura Yuta and his endearing brush-and-ink characters

In Tokyo, Ichijo Hikaru is looking beyond Japanese beauty standards for her illustrations

In Tokyo, Ichijo Hikaru is looking beyond Japanese beauty standards for her illustrations

Japanese illustrator Sabu is influenced by the nostalgia of old adverts

Japanese illustrator Sabu is influenced by the nostalgia of old adverts

Tokyo-based illustrator Ryuto Miyake's work is full of warmth and wit

Tokyo-based illustrator Ryuto Miyake's work is full of warmth and wit

Enormous, breathtaking salt sculptures by Japanese Motoi Yamamoto

Enormous, breathtaking salt sculptures by Japanese Motoi Yamamoto

Broken Japanese: Understanding privilege and cultural appropriation as a creative

Broken Japanese: Understanding privilege and cultural appropriation as a creative

Gurafiku founder Ryan Hageman on the wonder of Japanese graphic design

Gurafiku founder Ryan Hageman on the wonder of Japanese graphic design

Stefan Dotter documents the Ama, the “sea women” of Japan

Stefan Dotter documents the Ama, the “sea women” of Japan

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia

Friday Mixtape: Photographer Laura Lewis makes us a soundtrack for Japanese love hotels

Friday Mixtape: Photographer Laura Lewis makes us a soundtrack for Japanese love hotels

Tadashi Ueda is perhaps Japan's most enigmatic young designer

Tadashi Ueda is perhaps Japan's most enigmatic young designer

Illustration: Striking Japanese scenes from illustrator Yuki Kitazumi

Illustration: Striking Japanese scenes from illustrator Yuki Kitazumi

Art: Welcome to the psychedelic world of Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami

Art: Welcome to the psychedelic world of Japanese artist Keiichi Tanaami

Joseph Töreki’s juicy renders are inspired by “perfect” pieces of Japanese fruit

Joseph Töreki’s juicy renders are inspired by “perfect” pieces of Japanese fruit

Sean Lotman’s serenely psychedelic photographs of Japan

Sean Lotman’s serenely psychedelic photographs of Japan

A fascinating glimpse into the world of the Tokyo businessman by Bruno Quinquet

A fascinating glimpse into the world of the Tokyo businessman by Bruno Quinquet

The View From Tokyo: embracing imperfection and humour with heta-uma

The View From Tokyo: embracing imperfection and humour with heta-uma

Japanese graphic designer Ryu Mieno creates type-heavy works fizzing with energy

Japanese graphic designer Ryu Mieno creates type-heavy works fizzing with energy

Graphic Design: Tokyo show brings celebrates 25 years of design brilliance from Why Not Associates

Graphic Design: Tokyo show brings celebrates 25 years of design brilliance from Why Not Associates

Meet Yasuo-range, the Tokyo illustrator using geometric expressions to transform the nondescript

Meet Yasuo-range, the Tokyo illustrator using geometric expressions to transform the nondescript

Japanese woodblock printmaker Nishijima Katsuyuki has an incredible craft

Japanese woodblock printmaker Nishijima Katsuyuki has an incredible craft

Japanese photographer Hashimoto Shoko looks back to 50 years ago, to his time spent with the Goze

Japanese photographer Hashimoto Shoko looks back to 50 years ago, to his time spent with the Goze

Carl Randall’s detailed paintings depict the frenetic and crowded nature of Japan

Carl Randall’s detailed paintings depict the frenetic and crowded nature of Japan

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)

Four illustrators create alternative mascots for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

Four illustrators create alternative mascots for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games

Angela Kirkwood illustrates a reissue of Magical Athlete – the zany Japanese board game that’s absurd and fun in equal measure

Angela Kirkwood illustrates a reissue of Magical Athlete – the zany Japanese board game that’s absurd and fun in equal measure

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings

Weird and wonderful Japanese graphic design from Tadashi Ueda

Weird and wonderful Japanese graphic design from Tadashi Ueda

Majestic Ukiyo-e inspired illustrations from the gifted Yuko Shimizu

Majestic Ukiyo-e inspired illustrations from the gifted Yuko Shimizu

Photography: Superbly talented Go Itami beckons us into his own deliciously beautiful Japan

Photography: Superbly talented Go Itami beckons us into his own deliciously beautiful Japan

Graphic Design: Sensational Japanese graphics from aptly-named Groovisions

Graphic Design: Sensational Japanese graphics from aptly-named Groovisions

The Art of Shinkansen animated gif series celebrates the Japanese bullet train

The Art of Shinkansen animated gif series celebrates the Japanese bullet train

Mouthwateringly wonderful Aesop Fables illustrations by Japanese master Takeo Takei

Mouthwateringly wonderful Aesop Fables illustrations by Japanese master Takeo Takei

Legendary Daido Moriyama's gritty portrayal of ancient Japanese tradition in the modern world

Legendary Daido Moriyama's gritty portrayal of ancient Japanese tradition in the modern world

NY-based Kendall Henderson distils the visual complexity of Tokyo

NY-based Kendall Henderson distils the visual complexity of Tokyo

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine

Yoshinori Mizutani captures the colourful, rain soaked commuters of Tokyo

Yoshinori Mizutani captures the colourful, rain soaked commuters of Tokyo

Tokyo-based photographer Yota Yoshida’s “poetic expressions in the everyday”

Tokyo-based photographer Yota Yoshida’s “poetic expressions in the everyday”

Fyre Festival’s digital designer Tokyo tells its story, two years on

Fyre Festival’s digital designer Tokyo tells its story, two years on

Broken Japanese: Exploring exoticisation and stereotyping in graphic design

Broken Japanese: Exploring exoticisation and stereotyping in graphic design

Illustrator Kelly Anna’s Tokyo Olympic series proves she’s not yet done evolving

Illustrator Kelly Anna’s Tokyo Olympic series proves she’s not yet done evolving

Dan Woodger channels the fun of the beach for McDonald's Japan

Dan Woodger channels the fun of the beach for McDonald's Japan

Japan Probe

Dan Wilton photographed Halloween in Tokyo for Vice

Dan Wilton photographed Halloween in Tokyo for Vice

Nico Therin photographs Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market

Nico Therin photographs Tokyo's famous Tsukiji fish market

Michiyo Yanagihara imbues her post-human photography with Japanese mythology

Michiyo Yanagihara imbues her post-human photography with Japanese mythology

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums

Yoshinori Mizutani's incredible photographs of Tokyo’s parrot infestation

Yoshinori Mizutani's incredible photographs of Tokyo’s parrot infestation

The Japanese Gallery of Psychiatric Art

The Japanese Gallery of Psychiatric Art

Six artists customise six cycles as part of Tokyo Bike's east London launch

Six artists customise six cycles as part of Tokyo Bike's east London launch

Shiori Fujioka illustrates the unseen tranquility of Tokyo

Shiori Fujioka illustrates the unseen tranquility of Tokyo

Fish by Osma Harvilahti is a romantic interpretation of the Japanese fishing industry

Fish by Osma Harvilahti is a romantic interpretation of the Japanese fishing industry

Tokyo Bike

Simple scenes and surreal poses from Japanese illustrator Noritake

Simple scenes and surreal poses from Japanese illustrator Noritake

Irasutoya: the best-known illustrator in Japan, that you’ve probably never heard of

Irasutoya: the best-known illustrator in Japan, that you’ve probably never heard of

Kobayashi Ikki’s striking hand-crafted designs are inspired by Japanese graffiti

Kobayashi Ikki’s striking hand-crafted designs are inspired by Japanese graffiti

How changing tattoo culture reflects a quiet shift in Japan

How changing tattoo culture reflects a quiet shift in Japan

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova

41% Tokyo 59% Paris

41% Tokyo 59% Paris

Golgotha’s interpretation of the Opel Elektro GT takes cues from American and Japanese comics

Golgotha’s interpretation of the Opel Elektro GT takes cues from American and Japanese comics

Photographer Kyoto Hamada creates an alter ego for ongoing project

Photographer Kyoto Hamada creates an alter ego for ongoing project

Find sustainable printing, electronic stamp albums and existentialist Japanese comics in December's Things!

Find sustainable printing, electronic stamp albums and existentialist Japanese comics in December's Things!

Illustrated custom weapons featuring USBs and faux Japanese signage

Illustrated custom weapons featuring USBs and faux Japanese signage

Coco Capitán documents teenage life in Kyoto, one of Japan’s oldest cities

Coco Capitán documents teenage life in Kyoto, one of Japan’s oldest cities

Creation Project provides a blank canvas for creativity in Japan

Creation Project provides a blank canvas for creativity in Japan

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future

Art: Ian Stevenson's sublime nonsense on show in Tokyo

Art: Ian Stevenson's sublime nonsense on show in Tokyo

Jasper Clarke photographs the cyclists in training at Japan’s Keirin racing academy

Jasper Clarke photographs the cyclists in training at Japan’s Keirin racing academy

Shinzo Noda creates contemporary Japanese graphic design with a twist

Shinzo Noda creates contemporary Japanese graphic design with a twist