Black & white Japanese classics hold up in all aspects, inspiring Western blockbusters. Zatoichi, Harakiri, and Ugetsu are must-watch black & white movies for a cinematic experience. Kurosawa's ...

Vans is becoming increasingly known for putting a spin on its classic sneakers, and this is exactly what it’s done with its latest Old Skool. The original black-and-white checkerboard print now ...

That's all fitting: in Japanese, "shirokuro" literally means "white-black," a term that can directly refer to the very concept of monochrome, among others. Photograph: Courtesy of @feedyourgirlfriend ...