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Paitangi Ostick is one of the first females to practice tā moko – the Māori art of tattoo. She travels from New Zealand to Tokyo, where she meets Japanese tattoo artist Megumu Kamata to compare notes on their shared craft.

VICE meets Canada's real Lolitas, fans of a Japanese street fashion that promotes modesty and femininity with lacy dresses and bows. Watch as they prepare for a tea party where dozens will meet, socialize and feel empowered without being sexualized.

Wild boars are getting kicked out of deserted Japanese towns

The launch put the region on edge.

Japan is sitting on a massive geothermal reserve that heats thousands of spas

THUMP heads to Japan to track down the vibrant local community of dancers and DJs who've embraced footwork, Chicago's most breakneck-paced style of music and dance.

One food hacker demonstrates how to change the taste of food by spraying it with perfume.

Wir sind in die tolerante Welt der 'Sailor Moon'-Fangemeinde eingetaucht, um herauszufinden, wie die Serie dabei geholfen hat, Queer-Identitäten zu prägen und ein Gemeinschaftsgefühl zu erzeugen.

VICE News sits down with Victor Cha, a former US nuclear negotiator and National Security Council advisor, to talk about North Korea’s nuclear weapons.

Simon visits the inventor Hiromi Nakamura who is researching electric taste.

Follow the trail of the threatened Pacific bluefin tuna to find out if our appetite for sushi just might end up devouring this diamond of the sea.

VICE Japan followed some of the most infamous Japanese motorcycle gang members to hear about their glory days and the dying subculture.