January 27, 2019 • 28m
Our guest is Yodogawa Technique, an artist who transforms trash and flotsam into stunning collages. He travels worldwide, interact...Read more
February 24, 2019 • 28m
A declining birthrate and an exodus of young people to the cities has led to an increase in vacant homes, often abandoned in lieu ...Read more
March 31, 2019 • 28m
Miso and other fermented foods are key to Japanese cuisine, a favorite of health-conscious foodies the world over. But increasing ...Read more
April 28, 2019 • 28m
The 2018 US National Book Award for Translated Literature went to Yoko Tawada's "The Emissary," a phantasmagoric description of th...Read more
May 26, 2019 • 28m
Our guest, Yusuke Murakami, is a field architect who studies extreme living environments. He's spent over 1,000 days in the field,...Read more
June 30, 2019 • 28m
Kuniaki Kuroki is a world-renowned glassmaker with over 50 years of experience, whose works combine techniques from traditional Ja...Read more
July 28, 2019 • 28m
Originally from Canada, Josh Grisdale has cerebral palsy, is quadriplegic and has used a wheelchair from a very early age. In 2015...Read more
September 29, 2019 • 28m
teamLab is a cutting-edge art collective led by Toshiyuki Inoko. One of its major exhibitions is set in a huge Japanese garden at ...Read more
October 27, 2019 • 28m
Judo, karate, and kendo are representative of Japan's martial arts or budo that has its origins in the way of the samurai. Doshin ...Read more
November 24, 2019 • 28m
Miyako Ishiuchi is a world-famous photographer and laureate of the "Nobel Prize of photography," the Hasselblad Award. She chooses...Read more