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.
Bring on the Boom
Top 3 fireworks fests by region
The Dance of Reality
Alejandro Jodorowsky's latest, cinema classics and Sergei Parajanov
Brick Ovens & Craft Brews
Old-school pies and new-attitude beer in Tokyo
Divergent
Not bad for a cynical, opportunistic, exposition-heavy cash grab
Kiuchi Brewery
Brew your own craft beer
Flaming Lips
Peace, love… and Miley Cyrus
July 10, 2014
Mission to Mars, subsea booze, gender identity and more
Brick Ovens & Craft Brews
Tokyo pubs and pizzerias offer old-school pies and new-attitude beer
Fading Gigolo
Offbeat, understated and oddly endearing
The Devil’s Violinist
This German-Italian cornball should have stayed down below
Thar She Blows
The whaling lobby blubbers on
Manga for the Masses
Artist Jamie Lynn Lano wants Japanese comics to go mainstream
Sizzling Sandals
Wafu for the feet
Rewind This!
Revisit the battle of Betamax
Johnsons Motorcar
Expat Irish rock outfit fiddles Fuji Rock
Write Me Up
Custom paper notebooks
Sad Tea
A reasonably realistic and entertaining ensemble drama
Edge of Tomorrow
Sharply written, action-packed, unexpectedly funny and entertaining
New Moon
Will Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal live up to the original?
Ask Metropolis Anything Vol. 8
Answers on sexual harassment in the Japanese workplace
July 3, 2014
Telephone lines, Yamanote train redesign, bad lieutenants and more
Weekend Volunteers
English camps for Tohoku kids