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.
Ask Metropolis Anything vol. 5
J-League soccer explained
We Are What We Are
Polished shocker is lurid but never campy
Habanero Shochu
Shochu with a spicy kick
May 8, 2014
Bodies in the woods, stricter PhDs, fighters in the sky and more
Sanpo in the Park 2014
Lend your animal friends in Tokyo a paw
The Secret Children
Fourth-rate cast bereft of direction sinks this film
Crystal Ume
Suntory jumps onto the wine wagon
Greenroom Festival
Earthy surf-rock groove festival in Yokohama
A-Trak
Champion and track-maker to the stars
Daily Bread
Treats galore at these city bakeries
Croqonomiyaki
Osaka flavor comes to Mini Stop
Lynne Twist
Global activist to speak on women’s empowerment with Japan’s first lady
Dark Blood
River Phoenix' final film gets desperate release
May 2, 2014
Art house, rare directors and soccer zombies
Thermae Romae II
Roman bath designer back in Japan
Mark the Date
Golden Week holidays
Withnail & I
Iconic cult-fave film well worth another look
It Came From Japan
Podcast brings the 'creamiest' J-indies to the world
Pear Shaped
Funassyi fashion
May 2, 2014
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May 2, 2014
Giant squids, Japan's Kyoto targets, Russia's judo friend and more
Hinode Matsuri
Two-hour train ride, two-day festival, 2,000-year-old shrine