Metropolis
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This Is A Call
Tohoku aid comes full circle
Holiday Drinks
‘Tis the season for local spirits
King Cakes
Quintessential French Noel tradition hits Tokyo
Smashing
celebrate big style at home
Bottoms Up
Mark the stems and rims first
Dining In
Order out with class
High-End Brew
The little Japanese beer that could
Love and Bruises
A Shanghai director in Paris and more
Carl Rinsch
The first-time director had the advantage of an all-star Japanese cast
Hajimari Mo Owari Mo Nai
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2013 There is a [...]
New York Minute
Small town Manhattan bakery hits Tokyo
Only Lovers Left Alive
Refreshing take on the vampire genre from Jim Jarmusch
Cutie and the Boxer
Powerful yet modest, moving portrait of universal marriage
Planes
Soulless, non-Pixar, DisneyToon cash-grab
Sankeien Garden Open House
Noh and other performances at the Yokohama garden
New Year’s at Hamarikyu Oncho Gardens
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2013 The gentle Edo [...]
Blue Hawaii
The first crowd-sourced concert by an international artist in Japan
Hatsu Oyogi
Plunge into 2014
5 Art Secrets
Uncover Tokyo’s quirkier collections this Christmas
Countdown Strategies 2014
Gallop into the Year of the Horse
Statshot
The most popular names for babies
Buzz 2013
The Japanese phrases that shaped 2013