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Metropolis Winter Issue 2020/21 Is Out Now!

Metropolis Winter Issue 2020/21 Is Out Now!

What’s inside and where to grab a copy

Female Managers or Managing Females?

Female Managers or Managing Females?

Unpacking Japan’s ‘joshi mane’ phenomenon
Developing a Creative Economy in Tokyo

Developing a Creative Economy in Tokyo

Founder Jimi Okelana speaks on establishing ON-1 and innovative entrepreneurship in Japan

Tantra Tokyo: How to spend Tokyo nightlife right

Tantra Tokyo: How to spend Tokyo nightlife right

Experience the perfect escape at one of Tokyo’s best foreign-friendly nightclubs
Tjiros: ‘One day, the right words would find me’

Tjiros: ‘One day, the right words would find me’

Meet the Japanese blues duo to listen to this winter 
Good Heavens!

Good Heavens!

A guide to the stars of the Yaeyama Islands, Okinawa

Based in Japan: Axel Deroubaix on Bringing Japan to the World

Based in Japan: Axel Deroubaix on Bringing Japan to the World

How the French entrepreneur teamed up with regional makers to create Peko Peko Box

Event Events In Tokyo This Week

Damn True Festival: Chinese-language Non-fiction Creators Annual Dialogue

Damn True Festival: Chinese-language Non-fiction Creators Annual Dialogue

Dec 20, 2025 at 9:30am ~ Dec 20, 2025 at 9:00pm

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WOMB Worldwide

WOMB Worldwide

World-class venue gets a facelift
CWAJ Print Show: Tokyo’s Premier Art Fundraiser Supporting Education

CWAJ Print Show: Tokyo’s Premier Art Fundraiser Supporting Education

CWAJ’s print exhibition and sale flips the roles of art and charity
Retro Rhythms

Retro Rhythms

The West discovers Showa Era pop music
Metropolis x Blacklist “Halloween Masquerade” Getsumatsu Party

Metropolis x Blacklist “Halloween Masquerade” Getsumatsu Party

The famous Tokyo Halloween party returns to the rooftop bar of the Andaz Hotel
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Living

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 
Bookworms

Bookworms

What Metropolis’ staff is reading this January

FOOD-E

FOOD-E

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Dining

White Smoke

White Smoke

Follow your nose to niku heaven in Azabu
Tequila

Tequila

Why did the Mexican…
Keeping Tabs

Keeping Tabs

The haunt for hop- and metalheads has moved
Cost

Cost

Drink up at cost price
Good Beer Faucets

Good Beer Faucets

Tapping the warmth in Shibuya
Sweets

Sweets

For those who find dessert just not enough
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