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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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Living

Based in Japan: The Trash Taste Podcast

Based in Japan: The Trash Taste Podcast

Turning memes, arguments and garbage opinions into success

Beyond The View Counter

Beyond The View Counter

YouTuber Akidearest on mental health and cancel culture
Kakurinbo Temple Lodging & Ebisuya Rental Villa

Kakurinbo Temple Lodging & Ebisuya Rental Villa

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JAPOLAC Christmas Charity Party

JAPOLAC Christmas Charity Party

Coming together for a cause
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Wonder Bar 2012

Wonder Bar 2012

We quaffed, we sipped, we imbibed, we absorbed
Good Times Tables

Good Times Tables

2012’s been a good year for eatin’
Truffles

Truffles

Piggish antics in Aoyama
Lounge

Lounge

Non-nautical happy hour in Roppongi
Jack

Jack

Prohibition-era moonshine. Well, JD
Brew

Brew

Hop Revolution craft beer fest
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