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Freakstrumental
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 After watching a [...]
Test Tone Series 50th Celebration
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 After “a month [...]
Tibetan Treasures
Buddhist art cries freedom from behind the Bamboo Curtain
Nikko
Swap the tourist trail for the open road
Last Train Blues
Economics and morals collide late-night in Tokyo
Bledisloe Cup
Australia and New Zealand take the rugby fight to Japan
Oct 22, 2009
This Week's Required Reading
Idol Chatter
A week in the life of popular tarento Akina Minami requires a lot of stamina
Numbers
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Despite the notoriety [...]
Shiraho Sangomura
A WWF-led project seeks to preserve coral reefs off Ishigaki Island
Otaku Fighters
Fanboys are wearing skirts—and gaining strength
Ayumi Hamasaki
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Ayumi Hamasaki may [...]
Hair Piece
Or, how an unsuspecting foreigner got dragged into a life of close shaves, five-color dye jobs—and the dreaded Persian flaw
Pandora no Hako
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Osamu Dazai was [...]
Anvil! The Story of Anvil
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 This is a [...]
American Swing
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 In the late [...]
The Boat That Rocked
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 In the ’60s, [...]
The Devil’s Tomb
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 In this direct-to-DVD [...]
Horsemen
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 In this rip-off [...]
The Time Traveler’s Wife
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 This is a [...]
Japan Fashion Week: Day 2
Walking on Broken Glass
Protection
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 What: Virus Screen [...]