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.
Face Off
Each year on August 15, downtown Tokyo turns into a riot zone as right-wing militants clash with antiwar protesters. Metropolis gives you a ringside seat to all the action
Silverado
A new Ginza restaurant offers California cuisine in all its glory
Welcome To Japitzerland
Europe’s crossroads of cultures makes room for one more
SCHOOL FOOD
A new Akasaka restaurant proves Korean students know how to eat
[Sub]urban Pleasures
Futako-Tamagawa offers attractions ranging from the spiritual to the cultural to the culinary. Here’s an insider’s guide TO THIS leafy Setagaya-ku neighborhood
Keke
There’s no need to restrain yourself at this healthy Japanese-style buffet
Dressed to Thrill
As the summer sizzles with major cosplay events across Japan, the industry branches out in bold new directions
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Tokyo gets a true taste of New York City—finally
Long Live the Queen
TV host Charles Ayres scours the city for his prince
La Fiesta
Get your fix of Mexican fare at the new branch of an old favorite
State of the Art
Why collecting Japanese contemporary art is right, now
Lugdunum
This down-home restaurant in Kagurazaka is the real French deal
Here Be Monsters
From ESP labs to Pokemon panics to death cults, Japan is a wonderland of the bizarre. Metropolis takes a Fortean approach to the country’s mysteries
Jim Thompson’s Table Thailand
Enjoy fantastic Thai cuisine in a classical setting
Hemp Restaurant Asa
Enjoy the pleasures of hemp—not that way—at this health-conscious Shimokita eatery
Ladies Night Out
An evening in Tokyo’s underbelly reveals the bare essentials for a girl about town
Aureole
Have a pleasant meal away from it all—in Shinjuku—at this open-air Italian bistro
On the Move
Connecting Shibuya with Ikebukuro (finally!), Tokyo’s last major subway line is ready to roll. Hop onboard the nifty new Fukutoshin line
Radio Bar
Class is the name of the game at this refined Omotesando eatery
Jero Worship
Japan can’t get enough of the first African-American enka singer
Shooting Asia
In Looking East, iconic photographer Steve McCurry portrays the continent and its people
All Dolled Up
Despite negative stereotypes and shifting demographics, Tokyo’s doll industry is booming