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[Sub]urban Pleasures

Futako-Tamagawa offers attractions ranging from the spiritual to the cultural to the culinary. Here’s an insider’s guide TO THIS leafy Setagaya-ku neighborhood

Dressed to Thrill

As the summer sizzles with major cosplay events across Japan, the industry branches out in bold new directions

Long Live the Queen

TV host Charles Ayres scours the city for his prince

State of the Art

Why collecting Japanese contemporary art is right, now

Here Be Monsters

From ESP labs to Pokemon panics to death cults, Japan is a wonderland of the bizarre. Metropolis takes a Fortean approach to the country’s mysteries

Ladies Night Out

An evening in Tokyo’s underbelly reveals the bare essentials for a girl about town

On the Move

Connecting Shibuya with Ikebukuro (finally!), Tokyo’s last major subway line is ready to roll. Hop onboard the nifty new Fukutoshin line

Jero Worship

Japan can’t get enough of the first African-American enka singer

Shooting Asia

In Looking East, iconic photographer Steve McCurry portrays the continent and its people

All Dolled Up

Despite negative stereotypes and shifting demographics, Tokyo’s doll industry is booming

Darin Maki

Basketball Player, Tokyo Apache

Yasuko Yokoyama

Founder, wine-glass importer Rikizo

Mihoko Kasuga

Manager, Softbank Harajuku store

Jason Kelly

Author

Dominica Serigano

Owner and Head Instructor, Shizen Yoga Studio

Erik Gain

Co-founder, gaijinpot

Genevieve Maylam

Japan Managing Director, BeautifulPeople Network

Masahiro Gono

Graphic designer and painter

Tequila Sisters

Designers and authors

Malcolm Thompson

General Manager, The Peninsula - Tokyo hotel

Makiko Tsuji

Photographer

Dominic Allen

DJ, music rep

Beckie Cassidy

Program Director of Japan Market Expansion Competition

Jett Edwards

Founder/Vice-President of Mighty Mobile