Permanent Vacation

Japan’s trendsetters bring the holiday look back home

Prophet Motive

Visionary trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has helped companies like Coca-Cola, Nissan and Gucci anticipate market shifts and keep ahead of their competitors. In a groundbreaking Tokyo exhibition, she offers up “an archaeology of the future”

The Sartorialist

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2010 Scott Schuman has [...]

Teenage Fan Club

A new English-language book takes a peek behind the sailor suit

Buddha Boys

Japanese women go gaga over bosatsu danshi

Clubbers’ Almanac

The lowdown on 2009—and wish lists for 2010—from some of Japan’s top artists, producers and labels

Sebo K

The Berliner drops his slick blend of house and techno on Nishi-Azabu

The Year in Food

Metropolis rounds up the tastiest dining trends of 2009

Rebecca Horn

The edgy contemporary artist unfurls her sad wings of destiny at the MOT

Stitch & Bitch

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 As the days [...]

Best Japanese Songs

Metropolis asked 16 local writers and musicians to describe a formative encounter with a Japanese song. The resulting mix—from folk to noise to metal and enka—represents a half-century of sounds from one of the most diverse music scenes on the planet

Ladies First

A pair of former OL’s roll up their sleeves to create a thriving real estate niche