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Ryuichi Sakamoto travels from Japan to New York to the Top of the Mountain

A conversation with the gentle, inquisitive man who has pushed musical boundaries for fifty years; his musical catalogue is an amalgamation of his classical training, contemporary outlook and influences from across the world. His large-scale film scores (The Last Emperor, The Revenant) and more intimate solo projects ('Async' and his latest work '12') swirl with humanity and possibility.

The Doorway to the Deep; the History of Freediving

The history of freediving is simultaneously tragic and poetic; as a practice, put quite simply, it’s nothing short of unbelievable. Here, Anna Snoekstra takes us back in time and far underwater to understand the breadth of this otherworldly activity—from the beauty of passing down ancient traditions in Japan to the struggles of Western Australia's Indigenous divers.

Book Review / Japan

“Ozeki’s portrait of a modern country tightly threaded with the past leaves us not with concrete explanations but a feeling for the country’s delicate ambiguity.”

Katherine Brabon on Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being

Book Review / France

“We are made of all the places we’ve loved, or of all the places where we’ve changed.”

Lauren Elkin, Flâneuse

Drawing Japan with the Old Man Mad About Drawing

Olivia Dennis reflects on Hokusai’s devotion to Mount Fuji, rural Japanese towns and the daily rituals of those living on the fringes of Japanese society.

The Sounds of Tokyo; a City of Records

Anna Snoekstra guides us through the city’s unmarked independent record shops and music megastores in search of those rare finds.

MIFF: Films That Take You Places

Lindsay gives you twelve transporting films from this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) program and a step inside the places they’ll take you.

Six Signature Dishes from the World of Cinema

Max Hayward recalls films where the food plays a leading role. From Tampopo’s artful ramen noodles to Amélie’s freshly torched crème brûlée, these dishes are iconic due to both their cultural significance and their film cameos.

Mastering Hiroshima-style Okonomiyaki with Fumio Tanga

London-based okonomiyaki master Fumio Tanga speaks with Lindsay editor Beth Wilkinson about the history, significance and different regional styles of the Japanese pancake.

Ihei Kimura’s Intimate Observations

Fours years after discovering the work of this revolutionary Japanese photographer, Beth Wilkinson revisits the intimate portraits and candid street photographs that tell a tale of twentieth century Japan.