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Metropolis is Japan's No. 1 English magazine, covering the nation's culture, fashion, entertainment and lifestyle for both local residents and aficionados abroad.
Hello Kitty Turns 40
Non-cat celebrates non-birthday in LA
It’s All in the Timing
Finding out the prime time—in Japanese
Nakano Special Guide
Shop the block at the heart of subculture
Nakano Sun Plaza
Good rooms, great restaurants and superior views
Dance Ban Lifted
Clubs raise lights to cut up the rug
Halloween Special
A guide to spooky bites and fun-filled horror nights
Heavy Halloween Hitters
What to get and where to wear it
Two Female Cabinet Ministers Resign
Claims of misused funds deliver double setback to Abe administration
Costume Crunch
A Lesson in Japanese: Expressing your decision
Walking Dead Season 5
The walkers return 10pm Sunday on Fox
The Metropolis Halloween Primer
Our ghoulish guide to the season’s hair-raising hotspots
October 13, 2014
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2014 Rainbow Bridge from [...]
Sake Sampler
Sip it up in seiza with these super suppliers
Dead Ready
Ghost makeup primer
Acquaintance Avoidance
When a friend of a friend isn’t a friend
October 10, 2014
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2014 First Japanese female [...]
Year’s Biggest Storm Heads Toward Japan
Typhoon 19 expected over the weekend
October 9, 2014
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2014 Surfers on the [...]
Epic
Talk about a misleading title
October 8, 2014
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2014 Manjushage (aka ohiganbana [...]
October 7, 2014
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2014 Gate to Tokugawa [...]
Typhoon Leaves Driver in Critical Condition
French driver Jules Bianchi rushed to hospital after collision at Sunday's F1 Grand Prix in Suzuka