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Underground Fashion Documented

Underground Fashion Documented

Video label DID sets a new generation in motion
Podcast: One-on-One: Shenan Brown, Def Tech

Podcast: One-on-One: Shenan Brown, Def Tech

We talk with the Jawaiian music star about Howzit!?, the spirit of aloha, and more.
Podcast: Metropolis On Air 1

Podcast: Metropolis On Air 1

Interviews with Def Tech + Fukushima Kids Dolphin Camp, plus Tokyo record shops and more
Helene Schjerfbeck

Helene Schjerfbeck

Tokyo celebrates Finland’s most famous “lady painter”
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Living

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Sangenjaya

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Sangenjaya

Artsy, anachronistic, friendly and fun
Metropolis Recommends June

Metropolis Recommends June

Metropolis gives you the rundown of the best events in Tokyo this June

Beyond Vape Japan

Beyond Vape Japan

Harajuku’s trendy nicotine-free vaping bar
Traditional Japanese Matchmaker Presents Speed Dating Event

Traditional Japanese Matchmaker Presents Speed Dating Event

Meet Japanese women looking for a serious relationship
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Dining

Shun

Shun

This new fusion restaurant has some big shoes to fill. AND it does.
Tribes

Tribes

A taste of Africa awaits in a quiet Tokyo neighborhood

Siddique Palace

Siddique Palace

Enjoy top-notch Indian and Pakistani Cuisine in Yotsuya
A-Kan Ginza

A-Kan Ginza

Taste the Tokyo high life at this new Japanese eatery
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Western Movies in Japanese Cinemas

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