Christian Lee Hutson: Beginners
The debut album of Phoebe Bridgers’ creative prodigy
Talking With the Only Gaijin in the Village
Scotsman Iain Maloney on his new book about life in rural Japan
Skill Up With TUJ Continuing Education
Program offers discounted remote education options for spring 2021
THE NOVEMBERS Interview: At The Beginning
Japanese rock quartet crosses genres and generations on its eighth album
What We’re Watching This Summer
Staff picks from fashion YouTuber to outlandish animation and Netflix dramas
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
BLM Tokyo’s Juniper Alexander on LGBTQ visibility within a global movement
Events
Living
Bare Rocks and Clear Waters
Nature’s beauty and bounty grace Nobeoka in Miyazaki
Metropolis Getsumatsu Party: The Public Stand
Party all night at new and stylish The Public Stand bar in Yokohama for ¥500
ONE Championship
The world’s biggest martial arts event
The Carbine Club of Tokyo’s Super Saturday
Lunching with world rugby and Aussie Rules
Community
Travel
Dining
Winter Warmers
Metropolis dishes out on the season’s best nabe
Nefertiti
Enjoy classy Arabian cooking in Nishi-Azabu
Mayahuel
Tequila slammers? You’ve picked the wrong bar
Maa-san no Mise
Casual cooking from a longtime Chinatown favorite
Sanpei Saketen
An Ikebukuro standing bar that’s keeping it real
Il Ristorante: Part II
Metropolis continues its tour of the city’s top spots to chow down, Italian-style
Literature
Movies
