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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
Goodbye 2020, December 18

Goodbye 2020, December 18

Bid farewell to a difficult year at this dazzling rooftop event on December 18
Rats on Rafts: ‘Tokyo Music Experience’

Rats on Rafts: ‘Tokyo Music Experience’

How to encapsulate Tokyo in a song

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TOKYO CREATIVE SALON 2026 – FUTURE VINTAGE

TOKYO CREATIVE SALON 2026 – FUTURE VINTAGE

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Cross-Cultural Teamwork

Cross-Cultural Teamwork

Foreign athletes in Japan
Book Review: Freelancing in Tokyo

Book Review: Freelancing in Tokyo

Screenwriter David Chester offers his tips and tricks for surviving the freelance grind
Japanese Goldfish (Kingyo): The Underrated Cousin of the Koi

Japanese Goldfish (Kingyo): The Underrated Cousin of the Koi

On goldfish, the disregarded relative of Japan’s national fish
Mark Redito is Always Experimenting

Mark Redito is Always Experimenting

A conversation with the LA-based artist about his upcoming Asia tour, Shibuya-kei and smart drugs
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Living

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

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Carnivals, Cuisine and Leisure

Carnivals, Cuisine and Leisure

Experience Macao this holiday season
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Bar Brock

Bar Brock

Off the beaten rock in Minami-Asagaya
Toritama

Toritama

Brush up on avian anatomy at this specialist yakitori joint
Craftheads

Craftheads

The popular beer bar in Shibuya gets crafty
The Rigoletto Ocean Club

The Rigoletto Ocean Club

Drop anchor for mussels and beer in Yokohama’s Spanish port-style bar
Enraku Mitaka Sou

Enraku Mitaka Sou

Simple but thoughtful cooking at this intimate washoku gem
Kowloon Shinjuku

Kowloon Shinjuku

Sultry Chinese eatery in the Sanchome backstreets
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