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Marihiko Hara: Passion Composed

Marihiko Hara: Passion Composed

The Kyoto-based multitalent on recording his latest album
Teaching Diversity

Teaching Diversity

How a passive education system fueled one of the biggest English teaching markets in the world
Ishimoto Yasuhiro Centennial: Tradition and Modernity

Ishimoto Yasuhiro Centennial: Tradition and Modernity

New photography exhibit opens at Tokyo Opera City Art Gallery
‘The Hole’ by Hiroko Oyamada

‘The Hole’ by Hiroko Oyamada

David Boyd translates Oyamada’s surreal novel of transformation and isolation

Owning the Underground

Owning the Underground

Bringing you the lowdown on Japan’s best low-profile acts this autumn

Imagination Abounds at Festival/Tokyo 2020

Imagination Abounds at Festival/Tokyo 2020

The innovative theater event reimagines art and performance during the pandemic
Atomic Trauma and Family Albums – 75 Years Later

Atomic Trauma and Family Albums – 75 Years Later

Kazu Sashida’s crucial book sheds light on the horrors of Hiroshima

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Savoring Taste in Fine Japanese Sake

Savoring Taste in Fine Japanese Sake

[Sponsored] Japanese sake, or nihonshu, has become a global success and…
tiernan’s Quiet Comeback

tiernan’s Quiet Comeback

People give up on their dreams every day. They submit…
Saving Athletes: Seiji Iinuma’s Fight Against Sudden Death in Sports in Japan

Saving Athletes: Seiji Iinuma’s Fight Against Sudden Death in Sports in Japan

A lifesaver’s mission to make sports safer, in and out of the water

The Return of Japanese City Pop

The Return of Japanese City Pop

New sub-genre “future funk” takes us back to the Bubble years
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Festive Things to do at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Festive Things to do at Grand Hyatt Tokyo

Christmas cakes, chocolate and countdowns
The Small Screen

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Metropolis x GENTLE: Getsumatsu Party

Metropolis x GENTLE: Getsumatsu Party

Fine dining and drinks at Shibuya’s vibrant new restaurant
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Vegetable Sushi Potager

Vegetable Sushi Potager

Who says you need fish to make sushi?
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Rossella Ceccarini, author of Pizza and Pizza Chefs in Japan: a Case of Culinary Globalization
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Bento

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Fruity

Fruity

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 After unveiling a…
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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 Tokyo gourmands get…
Tokudawara

Tokudawara

A Kita-Senju bar offers top quality on the cheap
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