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International Linear Collider: Japan’s High-Stakes Debate Over Hosting the Future of Physics

International Linear Collider: Japan’s High-Stakes Debate Over Hosting the Future of Physics

Balancing the cost of exploring the universe’s mysteries
The Melancholy Of Summer

The Melancholy Of Summer

The art of Kiyokata Kaburagi, a ukiyo-e master
Art Aquarium

Art Aquarium

A surreal underwater journey in the heart of Tokyo
Book Review: Dissenting Japan

Book Review: Dissenting Japan

The rising tide of Japanese ultra-nationalism
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Viral TikToker Teaches Anti-Racism in the Classroom

Viral TikToker Teaches Anti-Racism in the Classroom

Patrick Smith aka ‘thepaperpat’ opens up about his experiences
At the Forefront: Conversations with a Black Trans Activist

At the Forefront: Conversations with a Black Trans Activist

BLM Tokyo’s Juniper Alexander on LGBTQ visibility within a global movement
Thanks, Trump, for Graciously Tolerating Me

Thanks, Trump, for Graciously Tolerating Me

What the new (now rescinded) international student policy really meant
Eat Play Works

Eat Play Works

New versatile coworking space opens in Hiroo
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Fatgroove

Fatgroove

Heaping helpings of turducken in Aoyama
In Season

In Season

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 Big news for…
Water of Lifer

Water of Lifer

A look inside our drinks scribe’s whisky cabinet
Bashamichi Taproom

Bashamichi Taproom

Baird Beer brings craft brews and authentic barbecue to Yokohama
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Biscotti

Biscotti

Nicely done tapas on the cheap in Yoyogi-Uehara
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