Metropolis
Metropolis is Japan's No. 1 English magazine, covering the nation's culture, fashion, entertainment and lifestyle for both local residents and aficionados abroad.
August 29, 2011
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2011 Man checks his [...]
Kamisama no Carte
Hospital drama with J-pop idol and popular cutie
August 26, 2011
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2011 Paradise at Shirahama [...]
Ghost Writer
A smooth, gimmick-free, Hitchcockian thriller for grownups
Wire
Takkyu Ishino's famous rave brings the best of Berlin, among other lunacies
Reaching for the Universe
Maria Kamiyama has her eye on the big prize at the Miss Universe final in Brazil next month
Insidious
Makes up in “boo!” moments for what it lacks in originality
Picture Perfect
Low down on the hi-tech
Upside Down: The Creation Records Story
Indie doc is mainly for Britpop cognoscenti
Rafven
The Swedish gypsy punk collective push their new album
Hugo Fattoruso
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2011 Though not as [...]
To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before
Working toward gender equality in language and society
Jazz Art Sengawa
Cellist Hiromichi Sakamoto and Japan’s avant-garde build a home of their own
Tokyo Metabolizing
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2011 In the 1950s, [...]
Foundations of Success
Asentia builds your house from the ground up
August 25, 2011
This week's required reading
Ride, Rise, Roar
Cool concert doc about David Byrne's all singin'-all dancin' tour
Japanese in Japan
Train your brain with a dose of reality
An App to Remember
Low down on the hi-tech
Bonsai Bonanza
Ahead of Azabu-Juban’s festival, Metropolis talks to a bonsai master
A Geek in Japan
Put some skimmed geek on your coffee table
Hatsune Miku
Fans take the control panel with this holographic superstar