Spotted this glorious relic at a station in Yamanashi: a post box where people can surrender their porn mags and videos so they don’t corrupt any impressionable young minds.

I popped into the revamped Shibuya Tsutaya on the way to work. It was mad to have a CD/DVD rental shop on such a prime bit of retail estate, but I’m even more confused by what they’ve replaced it with.

Ryohei Suzuki is on fire in Netflix's CITY HUNTER, but the rest of the film is nothing to get wild about. Here's my review: japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/0…

Ooyamada Daisanmyaku is one of my favourite Japanese producers at the moment. Not sure about the concept for this album, but the preview tracks are solid. ooyamada-daisanmyaku8.bandcamp.com/album/dyspepsi…

Delighted to get to write about BBBBBBB for The Wire, but even happier that it’s in an issue with such a banging lineup.

Wait... Kana and Mana from CHAI are doing ambient now!? Didn't see that one coming. club-quattro.com/shibuya/schedu…

The Sea of Trees

Here’s one movie listicle that’s actually worth your time.

Looked at the legacy of Happy End — including interviews with members — with a focus on what it meant for them to sing rock in Japanese for The Guardian theguardian.com/music/2024/mar…