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Munehiro Mizuno
Politician and volunteer
No Tomorrow
A beloved Japanese mascot faces unnoticed extinction
April 7, 2011
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011HELPING HANDSWe have set [...]
Listening to Nature
Japan’s tragic aftermath reveals some sensitive economic indicators
Higher voltage
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011You’ll need to have [...]
Microsoft Kinect goes 3D at Shibuya Parco
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011Microsoft’s Kinect peripheral hits [...]
Going Commando
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on April 2011Military commandos about to [...]
March 31, 2011
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011Up and away Regarding [...]
A Word on Wally
Remembering Wally Yonamine, the first American pro baseball player in Japan
March 31, 2011
This week's required reading
March 30, 2011
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011 Traveling down “Memory [...]
Socket to ‘Em
American car maker Tesla charges into Japan’s electric vehicle market
Kousanka
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011This year’s Academy Awards [...]
Wishing wells
Tokyo’s “power spot” boom attracts legions of ladies—and commercial opportunism
Pure Grit
Hailee Steinfeld earns an Oscar nomination for her spunky role in the Coen brothers’ Western True Grit
Alex Paille
Filmmaker
Tokyo Yamathon
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011Forget the Tokyo Sky [...]
Gal Sone
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011Competitive eater Gal Sone, [...]
A Date With Wine
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011Once you’ve popped your [...]
March 24, 2011
This week's required reading
TP or not TP
Is it rude to be “polite”?
The Restless City
Through earthquakes, fires and war, Tokyo’s strong suit is the ability to reinvent itself