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Emerging Kansai artists to watch

Among the artists featured at Art Osaka, several offered particularly engaging takes on the ubiquity of digital technology and relationships between people and nature.

’AI simply can’t replicate it’: Japan embraces zine trend

Independent artist and writers have been turning ever more to self-published or handmade small print publications, reflecting a love of paper in the digital era.

Lawmakers eye extra benefits for child-rearing households

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is looking into increasing take-home pay for low- and middle-income workers by adjusting the amount of benefits according to income.

International artists find more opportunity in Japan's anime industry

New Book Tells the Story Behind Ado’s Rise to Worldwide Fame

Japanese music is increasingly joining the nation’s manga and anime as a wildly popular cultural export. One leading artist is Ado, the mysterious female singer who draws hundreds of thousands to her concerts without ever showing herself in public. A 2026 book explores her past and the factors that drive her art.