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Jessie Carbutt

BAHK and SHART: Tokyo’s Gen Z Graffiti Artists - Metropolis Japan

BAHK and SHART: Tokyo’s Gen Z Graffiti Artists

“Today is already too late to change the world, but it’s the earliest moment we have.”

Ako: Spend a Weekend in a City of Legends - Metropolis Japan

Ako: Spend a Weekend in a City of Legends

(And enjoy some of Japan’s best shio ramen while you’re there)

Based in Japan: Ria Scott - Metropolis Japan

Based in Japan: Ria Scott

"Do you want fear or freedom?"

Tokyo Cycling Route: “Yoyo-Go” - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo Cycling Route: “Yoyo-Go”

Tokyo cyclists Chad Feyen and Brad Bennett share their favorite spring cycling routes

The 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami - Metropolis Japan

The 10th Anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

Commemorating the past and looking to future generations

Kirsten O’Connor: “Empowering is Our Core Mission” - Metropolis Japan

Kirsten O’Connor: “Empowering is Our Core Mission”

Up next in our Based in Japan series, FEW Japan's president discusses career strategies and female entrepreneurship

Tachikawa: A City Away From the City - Metropolis Japan

Tachikawa: A City Away From the City

Tokyo's perfect intersection of the urban and the natural world

Rats on Rafts: ‘Tokyo Music Experience’ - Metropolis Japan

Rats on Rafts: ‘Tokyo Music Experience’

How to encapsulate Tokyo in a song

Highlights from Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo 2021 S/S  - Metropolis Japan

Highlights from Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo 2021 S/S 

Virtual shows, rainy rooftop catwalks and mask fashion

‘The Hole’ by Hiroko Oyamada - Metropolis Japan

‘The Hole’ by Hiroko Oyamada

David Boyd translates Oyamada's surreal novel of transformation and isolation

GOMA - Metropolis Japan

GOMA

The intricate worlds of an Aomori-based artist

Primordial Violence - Metropolis Japan

Primordial Violence

Tomoko Konoike: Art, nature and human creatures

Yoshitomo Nara: Beyond the Big-Headed Girls - Metropolis Japan

Yoshitomo Nara: Beyond the Big-Headed Girls

Yeewan Koon's new book traces Yoshitomo Nara's diverse career

Pasocom Music Club Interview: Finding Creativity in Limitation - Metropolis Japan

Pasocom Music Club Interview: Finding Creativity in Limitation

A millennial take on 90s synthesizer sounds 

Blossoms in Isolation - Metropolis Japan

Blossoms in Isolation

Blossoms talk quarantine creativity and new album Foolish Loving Spaces

Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic - Metropolis Japan

Mental Health During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Tips to help you manage your stress and anxiety

2020 Olympics Postponed, Lockdown in Sight - Metropolis Japan

2020 Olympics Postponed, Lockdown in Sight

More than ever, Japan grapples with the coronavirus pandemic

Walking Like We Do - Metropolis Japan

Walking Like We Do

The Big Moon on their new album and pretending to be Zayn Malik

Where His Path Goes - Metropolis Japan

Where His Path Goes

Mike Love on reggae, Apple Music and coming to Japan

No Words Left   - Metropolis Japan

No Words Left  

Lucy Rose on her new album and the importance of traveling 

MOSHI MOSHI ROOMS: ORIGAMI - Metropolis Japan

MOSHI MOSHI ROOMS: ORIGAMI

Harajuku pop culture and Japanese tradition

Cafe Cheshmeh - Metropolis Japan

Cafe Cheshmeh

Creating opportunities in the Tokyo music scene

Hardly Unremarkable - Metropolis Japan

Hardly Unremarkable

Enigmatic singer-songwriter Aldous Harding discusses Japan and nurturing the artist within

Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Celebrates the Festive Season - Metropolis Japan

Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Celebrates the Festive Season

Festive favorites at Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills