Japan
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Marie Kondo: ‘I didn’t think much about the opposite sex – I was completely absorbed in tidying’
Her childhood tidying obsession made her a global icon, with bestsellers and a hit TV show. Since becoming a mother she’s embraced imperfection
In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin

In pictures: Meditative serenity with Michael Kenna’s latest exhibition Shin Shin
In Michael Kenna’s black and white landscapes, snow becomes a veil that softens the world
DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label

DD Records: The remarkable story behind the ‘chaotic, eccentric but heartfelt’ Japanese DIY label
Disk Musik is a gloriously odd, hyper-local artefact from a micro-scene that barely registered outside of its own social circle
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Jiro Hamasumi: ‘Nuclear weapons must not coexist with humanity’
Hunchback by Saou Ichikawa review – a remarkable and original study of yearning
