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The Fukushima Diamond Route

The Fukushima Diamond Route

A cut above the rest
“Cobra Kai” and the American Gaze on Okinawa

“Cobra Kai” and the American Gaze on Okinawa

How the Karate Kid franchise perpetuates and problematizes an American fantasy
The Newly Opened Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Azabu Tokyo

The Newly Opened Oakwood Hotel & Apartments Azabu Tokyo

Redefining the standards for short city-stays and serviced apartments

Kanda: Crafting Community

Kanda: Crafting Community

DevilCraft co-founder Mike Grant explains why this neighborhood is the go-to for craft beer in the capital
Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ookayama

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Ookayama

Heartlands: A wander through old-fashioned Ookayama

2021: What is the Future of Japanese Literature?

2021: What is the Future of Japanese Literature?

With Japanese literature in translation finally breaching feminist frontiers, what’s next?
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Barbie

The comedian helping body positivity bloom in Japan

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Ryukyuan Dance @ Ginza SIX

Ryukyuan Dance @ Ginza SIX

Metropolis is offering 5 free tickets to its readers to see a Ryukyuan Dance Performance
Five Best Japanese Novels of 2018

Five Best Japanese Novels of 2018

Metropolis lists this year’s best Japanese fiction
The Town Hall Affair

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

Octopath Traveler and Dragon Quest XI

The latest JRPG offerings from Nintendo and Square Enix
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What’s Happening in Tokyo this February?

What’s Happening in Tokyo this February?

13 events to kick off the spring season
Beyond Sushi and Karate

Beyond Sushi and Karate

Little-known and interesting Japanese loanwords in English
Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Zoshigaya 

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Zoshigaya 

Heartlands: A district of tranquility in the giant shadow of Ikebukuro 
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Bookworms

What Metropolis’ staff is reading this January

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The Joy of Sake

The Joy of Sake

World’s best sake celebration returns to Tokyo
Craft Beer in Japan: The Essential Guide

Craft Beer in Japan: The Essential Guide

University professor studies over 1,700 brews
Brew

Brew

Craft brewery sets up shop in Akasaka
Sushi School

Sushi School

Learn to make little edible works or art
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Smokehouse

Rural southern grillin’ in urban Shibuya
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Canned Bear

Bread in a can helps teach kids disaster preparedness
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