Five of the best new photobooks from Japan
Dystopian disturbia, club night nostalgia, turbulent takes on family time and LOADS more. These books will blow your mind.
Dystopian disturbia, club night nostalgia, turbulent takes on family time and LOADS more. These books will blow your mind.
With some workers logging 100 hours’ overtime in a month, and “karoshi" – death by overworking – a common trope, Japan hopes to change the narrative and fight back for workplace freedom. We say yes.
The King of Monsters is bigger! Badder! Back! But is he cool? “Very cool,” says James McMahon.
The New York-based artist and photographer has unearthed photos taken in the California desert back in 2017, where she frolicked with her best mate in the nude. Now, it’s the basis of fun-filled Dream Blue.
Federico Radaelli and Toni Brugnoli’s photobook, F.R.T.B., documents highly customised motor vehicle communities on opposite sides of the world – and they have more in common than you might think.
Roll over Avengers and tell Spirited Away the news: in three months, the new anime has become the biggest ever film at the Japanese box office. Here’s how.