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Monsters vs. Aliens - Metropolis Japan

Monsters vs. Aliens

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 A woman is [...]

Knowing - Metropolis Japan

Knowing

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 I haven’t seen [...]

Harry Potter and  the Half-Blood Prince - Metropolis Japan

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 As the nearly [...]

Sunshine Cleaning - Metropolis Japan

Sunshine Cleaning

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 Rose is a [...]

Soys Café - Metropolis Japan

Soys Café

The apostrophe isn't all that's missing from this beautifying restaurant

Splitz Aoyama - Metropolis Japan

Splitz Aoyama

This Suntory - endorsed bar puts a trendy spin on a classic salaryman tipple

Made in Tokyo - Metropolis Japan

Made in Tokyo

Foreign filmmakers are queuing up to work on location in the city. But that's easier said than done

Race to Witch Mountain - Metropolis Japan

Race to Witch Mountain

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 The fairly constant [...]

Brasserie Chennai - Metropolis Japan

Brasserie Chennai

Creative South Indian cooking soothes the palate in Akasaka

Vietnam - Metropolis Japan

Vietnam

The south-east Asian country is becoming a beach paradise to die for

Izarra - Metropolis Japan

Izarra

Get a taste of the Mediterranean at this diminutive Koenji bar

Kitchen Crusaders - Metropolis Japan

Kitchen Crusaders

From high-end Japanese cuisine to crowd-pleasing Italian, these four chefs have added a dash of excitement to Tokyo's restaurant scene

La Terrasse - Metropolis Japan

La Terrasse

An enviable location only goes so far at this upscale rooftop retreat

Vicky Cristina Barcelona - Metropolis Japan

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2009 In Woody Allen’s [...]

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds - Metropolis Japan

Feast II: Sloppy Seconds

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2009 If you read [...]

Friends Don’t Let Friends Become Salarymen - Metropolis Japan

Friends Don’t Let Friends Become Salarymen

Or, how I lost my buddy to the Japanese white-collar employment machine

The Visitor - Metropolis Japan

The Visitor

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2009 It’s always nice [...]

Rouben Gyoza Kan - Metropolis Japan

Rouben Gyoza Kan

Enjoy dumplings to die for in Shinjuku

The Great Indoors - Metropolis Japan

The Great Indoors

Escape the summer heat at these matsuri-inspired food courts

Goss - Metropolis Japan

Goss

Wine and dine—in sample-sized portions—at this Ginza bar

O is for Otaku - Metropolis Japan

O is for Otaku

A handy new guide covers Japanese subculture from A to Z

The Cartography of Cyberspace - Metropolis Japan

The Cartography of Cyberspace

Mapping the internet is an exhausting business

The Reader - Metropolis Japan

The Reader

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2009 Michael, a callow [...]

Fuzzy Democracy - Metropolis Japan

Fuzzy Democracy

Saitama has its Obama Moment