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Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this September

Tokyo Music Scene: New Japan Releases this September

Featuring exciting collabs and independent releases from some of our favorite artists right now
Based in Japan: Arthell Isom on Building the First Foreign-owned Anime Studio in Japan

Based in Japan: Arthell Isom on Building the First Foreign-owned Anime Studio in Japan

Storyteller, entrepreneur and artist
National Azabu: Tokyo’s International Supermarket Mecca 

National Azabu: Tokyo’s International Supermarket Mecca 

Launching online shopping and home delivery 
Unwrapping the Reality of Recycling in Japan

Unwrapping the Reality of Recycling in Japan

How Japan’s relationship with recycling turned from “mottainai” to “shouganai”
Porktoberfest and OOOH! Bacon Festival

Porktoberfest and OOOH! Bacon Festival

How natural disaster in Yamanashi formed a decades-long bonds

Metropolis Magazine Autumn 21 Issue Out Now

Metropolis Magazine Autumn 21 Issue Out Now

“Behind the Scenes Tokyo” and the people inspiring the city

Espace Beaute Thalgo

Espace Beaute Thalgo

Energize your mind and body with the ocean’s natural healing powers

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Lady Gaga Announces 2026 Tokyo Tour Dates

Lady Gaga Announces 2026 Tokyo Tour Dates

Jan 25, 2026 at 12:00am ~ Jan 29, 2026 at 12:00am

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Winter 2025

Read our latest print magazine online and browse all the locations across Tokyo and the Kanto Region where you can pick up a copy for yourself.

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Crossing Genres

Crossing Genres

Musician Akiko Kiyama on her new release and her borderless electronic music
VIEW.S From Bunka Gakuen University

VIEW.S From Bunka Gakuen University

Zara collaborates with students from Japan’s leading fashion school
Tokyo Street Style

Tokyo Street Style

A fashionable book that’s about more than just fashion
The Small Screen: Netflix Sees Sense

The Small Screen: Netflix Sees Sense

Sense8 finale announced for June 8
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Living

Kuramae: Shaking up Shitamachi

Kuramae: Shaking up Shitamachi

Almost Perfect founders Yuka and Luis Mendo walk us through their Tokyo neighborhood
10 Lesser-Known Secondhand Bookstores in Tokyo that Sell English Books

10 Lesser-Known Secondhand Bookstores in Tokyo that Sell English Books

Quirky spots to find cheap English books in Tokyo

Where to get a Coronavirus Test in Tokyo

Where to get a Coronavirus Test in Tokyo

The cheapest options and English-friendly clinics
Kirsten O’Connor: ‘Empowering is Our Core Mission’

Kirsten O’Connor: ‘Empowering is Our Core Mission’

Up next in our Based in Japan series, FEW Japan’s president discusses career strategies and female entrepreneurship

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Dining

Lounge

Lounge

Non-nautical happy hour in Roppongi
Jack

Jack

Prohibition-era moonshine. Well, JD
Brew

Brew

Hop Revolution craft beer fest
Grapes Away

Grapes Away

A variety of varietals on
the Japanese wine scene
Creamy

Creamy

Mister Softee spurts around Omotesando
Bake

Bake

NYC’s Sarabeth’s hits Shinjuku

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