Japan

Up close and personal with the women of the Yakuza
Photography

Up close and personal with the women of the Yakuza

Partners in crime — For her series I give you my life (命預けます), photographer Chloé Jafé infiltrated the infamous Japanese crime syndicate, capturing the often overlooked lives of Yakuza wives.

Written by: Eva Clifford

Huck: The Hedonism Issue
Culture

Huck: The Hedonism Issue

Out now! — This issue is a celebration of pleasure-seeking at its purest: the lessons learned when ‘excess’ and ‘extreme’ become a way of life.

Written by: Huck

Inside London’s secret ’love hotels’
Travel

Inside London’s secret ’love hotels’

Under the covers — Already a big hit in Japan, daytime and by-the-hour hotel bookings are becoming more popular in Western cities – it’s just that not that many people know about them yet.

Written by: Jessica Furseth

The wonderfully weird world of Shintaro Kago, manga outsider
Art

The wonderfully weird world of Shintaro Kago, manga outsider

In living colour — Shintaro Kago is a grandmaster of the grotesque: conjuring psychedelic illustrations that inspire as much awe as discomfort. As his cult following grows, he’s on a mission to keep surprising.

Written by: Thisanka Siripala

Magic in the mundane: candid shots on the streets of Japan
Photography

Magic in the mundane: candid shots on the streets of Japan

Blink & you’ll miss them — Travelling back and forth between Tokyo and Kamakura, photographer Shin Noguchi seeks out the extraordinary in the everyday. “I want to share these beautiful moments with other people,” he says.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Secret snapshots of Tokyo's vivid street life
Magazine

Secret snapshots of Tokyo's vivid street life

Poetic timing — Mikiko Hara doesn’t need a viewfinder. Instead the Japanese street photographer shoots from the chest, allowing the camera to capture happy accidents that come as a surprise... even to her.

Written by: Mikiko Hara

The unlikely rise of Trap music in Japan
Music

The unlikely rise of Trap music in Japan

An insider’s perspective — After moving to Kobe to become a teacher, US native Jack Goldman discovered Kitchen House – a Japanese Trap record label spearheading a new cultural movement.

Written by: Daniel Spielberger

Spiritual soundscapes: The global influences of Hatis Noit
Music

Spiritual soundscapes: The global influences of Hatis Noit

The Monday Mix — Japanese singer Hatis Noit takes us to a higher plain in the latest Monday Mix, mixing classical compositions with eerie, twisted experimentalism.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Daido Moriyama and the aesthetics of punk
Photography

Daido Moriyama and the aesthetics of punk

A Japanese master — The defiant artist redefined photography when he first broke onto the scene in the late ’60s, offering his viewers a fresh new way of seeing the world. We talk to London gallerist Michael Hoppen about his life, art and enduring legacy.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Voyeuristic portraits of Tokyo’s hidden faces
Photography

Voyeuristic portraits of Tokyo’s hidden faces

Shibuya Unmasked — Standing on the corner of the Shibuya Crossing, photographer Oleg Tolstoy was met with a familiar sight: floods of people in white, near-identical surgical masks. Intrigued by the visual uniformity among the frantic crowds, he decided to document the city’s concealed faces.

Written by: Niall Flynn

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