No21 [Drinking] Matcha is 100% natural
Matcha is 100% natural Considering it as a sort of superhero amongst teas, Louise Cheadle gives us a lesson about this wonderful green powder. Matcha […]
Month: May 2014
No21 [Museum] A memory failure
In Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine, the Yushukan Museum reveals its own version of the Second World War. Many countries try to arouse their national pride through […]
No21 [Focus] Which version of history ?
A visit to Yasukuni Shrine and provocative declarations means that the past never ceases to create waves. On December the 26th last year, Prime Minister […]
No21 [Manga] Taniguchi at his best
The author of A Distant Neighbourhood gives adventure a try with his new masterpiece. In 1924 two mountaineers, Mallory and Irvine, attempt the first ascension […]
No21 [Cinema] When Miike Takashi goes wild
Japan’s most out-there film maker makes a come back with a feature that recalls his earlier works. If one hopes for controversial cinema, is Miike […]
No21 [DVD] Big-hearted Exorcist
First published in Japan in 2009, Blue Exorcist, the manga series written and illustrated by Kato Kazue, was adapted into a 25-episode animation just two […]
No21 [Culture] A few useful things to know
Politicians are increasingly tempted to play with history. A game that could prove dangerous. In the ongoing debate on historical memory and revisionism in Japan, […]
No21 [Cooking] Tonkatsu
Tonkatsu (Pork cutlet) When tonkatsu met curry ‘pork katsu curry’ was born. What you may not […]
No21 [Travel] Between heaven and earth
Far less well-known than Naoshima, Teshima in the Inland Sea has many surprises in store. For several years now, contemporary art lovers travelling to Japan […]
No21 [Culture] A point of view from America
Tony Marano, alias Texas Daddy, has been defending radical theories for several years. The debate about Japan’s wartime history (particularly the more thorny issues, like […]
No21 [Culture] Never forget
Since 2006, the Chukiren Peace Memorial Hall has been fighting to present the truth about the war. If the Yushukan Museum represents the attractive, glossy, […]