News
Abe Delays Tax Hike, Calls Snap Election
House of Representatives to be dissolved Friday
Small Print: November 19, 2014
Stolen necklaces, bomb threats, cancer cures and more...
Small Print: November 12, 2014
Self-defense tax breaks, contested islands, elementary school violence and more...
Remembrance Day in Yokohama
Pay your respects two days early at the Commonwealth War Cemetery
Small Print: November 5, 2014
Drunk officers, shady agents, Google censorship and more...
Hello Kitty Turns 40
Non-cat celebrates non-birthday in LA
Dance Ban Lifted
Clubs raise lights to cut up the rug
Small Print: October 29, 2014
Teacher assault, revenge porn, spider silk and more…
Small Print: October 22, 2014
Same-sex spotlights, stem-cell supremacy, cat-killing confessions and more...
Two Female Cabinet Ministers Resign
Claims of misused funds deliver double setback to Abe administration
The Metropolis Halloween Primer
Our ghoulish guide to the season’s hair-raising hotspots
Small Print: October 15, 2014
Lego heritage, Skytree milestones, Kei Nishikori and more...
TIFF 2014 Highlights
Cinemaphile fare from major premiers to ’70s re-releases
Tokyo International Film Festival
Five world premieres over nine days
Year’s Biggest Storm Heads Toward Japan
Typhoon 19 expected over the weekend
Small Print: October 8, 2014
Noisy children, Hirohito’s fairy tales, artificial bladders and more...
Typhoon Leaves Driver in Critical Condition
French driver Jules Bianchi rushed to hospital after collision at Sunday's F1 Grand Prix in Suzuka
More Tax-Free Products for Tourists
Consumables, general goods added to duty-free list
All-Night Bus to End
Oct 31 finale for Roppongi-Shibuya route
Mount Ontake Eruption
47 confirmed dead
Tokyo Dome Trickery
A month of face painting and kids’s parades
Small Print: October 1, 2014
Death for meth, gangster golf, May J. and more...
Welcome to the New MetropolisJapan.com!
A new site with a new energy
Cross-gen Synergy
Moretz and Washington unite for The Equalizer
Small Print: September 17, 2014
Heavy stars, imperial records, feline fatalities and more...
Whisky Life
International BarShow back in town
Red Bull Music Academy
Oct 12-Nov 14
Small Print: September 11, 2014
Olympiad teens, floppy-disk vegetables, space monitoring and more...