Culture
Five Best Japanese Novels of 2018
Metropolis lists this year’s best Japanese fiction
The Town Hall Affair
New York’s acclaimed The Wooster Group brings controversial production to Kyoto Experiment 2018: Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival
Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI
The latest JRPG offerings from Nintendo and Square Enix
Tokyo International Film Festival 2018
More venues mean more films at autumn fest
Spiritualized at Studio Coast
English indie legends play Tokyo in what might well be a last hoorah
Horsebeach
Metropolis interviews Ryan Kennedy of indie music heroes Horsebeach
Freyja’s Fantastical Fashionings
UK artist Freyja Dean talks about her residency in Tokyo
Pure Pleasure by Kate Groobey
Interview with the prize-winning artist
There’s No Business Like Noh Business
Walking the fine line between spirituality and showmanship
K-Pop Revival
A new wave of Korean idol fandom has arrived