The annual festival makes an early return – with some of America’s big guns in tow

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009 Considered the most important Mexican architect of the 20th century (thanks, Wikipedia), Luis Barragan is the focus of a new exhibition associated with the 400th anniversary celebrations of relations between Mexico and Japan….

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009 Each year, a whole slew of embassies and chambers of commerce outdo each other to produce big “national day” events in Yoyogi Park. With help from Banco do Brasil and petrochemical giant Petrobras,…

Tokyo’s youth-culture hub has a surprising otaku history

Takkyu Ishino’s tech-fest dances into its tweens unbowed

Who decides the fate of the team manager?

The yin and yang of art are little in evidence at this uninspiring show

The most prolific perfectionist in electronica is back with a vengeance

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009 In the wake of the large-scale Tokyo Art Fair comes what is being billed as Japan’s first event devoted to premium photo art. Tokyo Photo 2009 is, like TAF, an attempt to invigorate…

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009 A former editor at Forbes and the Financial Times, Eamonn Fingleton has been monitoring East Asian economics ever since 1986, when he met China’s supreme leader Deng Xiaoping as a member of a…

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009 The Kill Your T.V. 09 compilation CD, released in April, provided a pretty decent summary of the current state of Japanese indie rock. If you missed the accompanying national tour, don’t fret: many…