Tie-Up

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 What: Armani “Night [...]

Dante Peaks

American actor Dante Carver enjoys fame as part of Japan’s most unusual family

The McJob of Asia

Thanks to the shady practices of dispatch companies, the English-teaching gravy train has derailed

Forest Conservation in Tsukuba

Is a new housing tract “green development” or short-sighted destruction?

Bathed in Blood

Director Koji Shiraishi’s torture-porn flick Grotesque gets banned in Britain—and ignites a debate about Japan’s splatter-film boom

Who Needs Meishi?

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 We still feel [...]

Gomi Accessories

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Mexican designer Olga [...]

21st Century Canteen

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 When is a [...]

Global Retro

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 What with Google [...]

Japanomatopoeia

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 ぴんぴん Meaning: Used [...]

The Rant

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 “I think that [...]

Mori Girls

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 The latest fashion [...]