Japan
The pioneering Manga artists who created a new genre of Japanese girls’ comics
Shojo Manga — The Atkinson Galleries, Southport presents the first major exhibition of Japanese Shojo Manga in the UK.
Written by: Kyle Nathan Brown
Checking in to Japan’s first Android Hotel
The future is closer than it appears — Motherboard and KAYAK check in to Japan’s robot-staffed Henn-na Hotel. Are they in a for a great night’s sleep or a nightmare vision of the future?
Written by: Advertorial
Clet Abraham’s hacked street signs speak love to power
Disobedient objects — Artist Clet Abraham’s mischievously modified signage subverts authorities’ attempts to make us obedient citizens.
Written by: Sam Warner
Tokyo as you’ve never seen it before
Breaking out the toy box — Toy Tokyo tracks down the photographers who use toy analogue cameras, like the iconic Diana, Holga 120 and LOMO LC-A, on the streets of Tokyo to capture the Japanese megacity like never before.
Written by: Alex King