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.
Women of the Year
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 (According to Vogue [...]
Year of the New
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 The kanji for [...]
Words to the Wise
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Japan’s “words of [...]
Otaku Gambling
Japanese fanboys are discovering that luck, too, is a lady
J. League Report Card
Kashima reigns supreme in the 2009 championship
Medicine and Art
A mixed show at the Mori unleashes morbid musings
Gallery Bar Cafe Cinq
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 When we wrote [...]
Fujiya Hotel
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 When the young [...]
The Dish
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Takeshi Kitano wears [...]
Market
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 What: German Christmas [...]
The Kentucky Connection
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 It’s a question [...]
Surprisingly Handy
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 As the label [...]
Fashion in a Tub
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Uniqlo’s UT T-shirt [...]
Feeding Frenzy
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 You don’t have [...]
Required Reading
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Populated by a [...]
Miniature Metropolis
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2009 Muji has assembled [...]
Specialist Bars
When a dozen varieties of your favorite tipple just won’t do...
Taster’s Choice
Six New Year’s gift ideas for that hard-to-please sake connoisseur
Lighten Up
What we need this season is more holiday cheer—and fewer language police
New Year’s Countdown Special
Consign the ’00s to history—in the manner of your choosing
Rose Colored Glasses International
A Tokyo-based businessman lends a hand to poor children in the Philippines
Down By the River
Monzen-Nakacho offers vibrant attractions—and a slower pace—just across the Sumidagawa