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.
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
Orphans & Heroes
Stylish singer and Pride promoter Lenne Hardt hosts a gala benefit
Taylor Matthews
Scanlator
Leah Dizon
The new face of Shonan Cosmetic
A Ropy Pastime
Kimbaku artist Kinoko Hajime creates special bonds
Just Two Dances
Issues of identity and ethnicity in two works set for the intimate Aoyama Round Theater
Piranha 3D
Soft-core campy remake of 1978’s Piranha, itself a rip-off of Jaws
Hanna
High-tech action plus deep mystery
August 25, 2011
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2011 A volunteer from [...]