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Culture

Undressing Paintings: Japanese Nudes 1880-1945 - Metropolis Japan

Undressing Paintings: Japanese Nudes 1880-1945

“Is it art or obscenity?”

David Copperfield - Metropolis Japan

David Copperfield

Stebbings’ defines Dickens’ masterwork as a fairy tale

The Girl - Metropolis Japan

The Girl

Alt-rock icon Aiha Higurashi has a brand-new thang

Poland New Music Festival - Metropolis Japan

Poland New Music Festival

Find out why Poland's where it's at for new music

Soshite, Ima - Metropolis Japan

Soshite, Ima

Izumi Tanaka’s choreographic creations are as much about shape as movement

Kaikoo - Metropolis Japan

Kaikoo

Japan’s coolest acts take over ten Shibuya stages

The Phillips Collection - Metropolis Japan

The Phillips Collection

America but (sadly) not as we know it, at the NACT

Valerio Olgiati - Metropolis Japan

Valerio Olgiati

Swiss-born architect displays work from the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010

Rakugo, Diane Orrett - Metropolis Japan

Rakugo, Diane Orrett

Liverpool-born performer brings traditional Japanese storytelling to a new audience

Japan-Europe Electro Summit - Metropolis Japan

Japan-Europe Electro Summit

Shouty raps and sleazy synth lines

Francisco Ruiz-Tagle - Metropolis Japan

Francisco Ruiz-Tagle

The latest Patagonica contest winner makes the long trip from Chile

G Love & Special Sauce - Metropolis Japan

G Love & Special Sauce

The surfer, hip-hopper and musician's first solo tour of Japan

The Prince of the Pagodas - Metropolis Japan

The Prince of the Pagodas

For his new adaptation, Bintley draws inspiration from ukiyo-e

Feel and Think: A New Era of Tokyo Fashion - Metropolis Japan

Feel and Think: A New Era of Tokyo Fashion

A new generation of designers is emerging in the post-Bubble era

The Brand New Heavies - Metropolis Japan

The Brand New Heavies

Simon Bartholomew talks two decades of jazz-funk and staying sane on the road

The Primal Scene: Cabinet Panoramic - Metropolis Japan

The Primal Scene: Cabinet Panoramic

Venezuelan Beatriz Inglessis presents her doctoral studies in Japanese woodblock prints

Goya: Luces y Sombras - Metropolis Japan

Goya: Luces y Sombras

Spanish master's canvasses make a rare trip from Madrid’s Prado museum

Laforet Sound Museum - Metropolis Japan

Laforet Sound Museum

Jazz meets contemporary Japanese flower design

Little Terrors - Metropolis Japan

Little Terrors

Have a chiller with the kids at these family-friendly festivals

Hallow-Out 2011 - Metropolis Japan

Hallow-Out 2011

Happening haunts for ghouls and gals this Halloween

Tokyo International Film Festival - Metropolis Japan

Tokyo International Film Festival

Tokyo’s biggest film festival pushes forward

Shitamachi Rocks - Metropolis Japan

Shitamachi Rocks

Young Japanese find their muse in Tokyo’s old downtown

Sadistic Circus 2011 - Metropolis Japan

Sadistic Circus 2011

Warehouse 702, Oct 2

Celtic Woman - Metropolis Japan

Celtic Woman

Traditional Irish material adapted into a sizzling pop format

Gangio Gangioma - Metropolis Japan

Gangio Gangioma

The first major butoh work to debut after 3/11

The Phillips Collection - Metropolis Japan

The Phillips Collection

One of the most extensive US collections of modern art

Sound Museum Vision - Metropolis Japan

Sound Museum Vision

Say hello to a massive new club and performance space in the middle of Shibuya

Speak East! - Metropolis Japan

Speak East!

Check out Tokyo old town's regeneration through its design scene

Above & Beyond - Metropolis Japan

Above & Beyond

The UK rave trio talks a decade of trance

Tokimonsta - Metropolis Japan

Tokimonsta

LA’s leftfield hip-hop honey heads up Brainfeeder night

CWAJ Print Show - Metropolis Japan

CWAJ Print Show

See 192 hanga woodblock prints at this fundraising show

Medea - Metropolis Japan

Medea

The ancient Greek tragedy re-envisioned by butoh dancer Carlotta Ikeda and poet Pascal Quignard

Kasuga Landscapes - Metropolis Japan

Kasuga Landscapes

Japan’s landmark works of art inspired by Kasuga's sublime scenery

Larry Heard - Metropolis Japan

Larry Heard

Mr Fingers brings his Chicago deep house Japanward

Long Beach Rehab - Metropolis Japan

Long Beach Rehab

Meet the new “hardcore reggae” supergroup

PhotoFest Japan 2011 - Metropolis Japan

PhotoFest Japan 2011

Learn the digital straps in Yokohama