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Does Japan Celebrate Chinese New Year?

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Tokyo Trends: Spring 2026

Tokyo Trends: Spring 2026

Where urban edge meets delicate detail
Where to Eat Japanese-Style Curry in Tokyo

Where to Eat Japanese-Style Curry in Tokyo

Warm, comforting platefuls of curry only in Tokyo
Scrambling Through Shukatsu

Scrambling Through Shukatsu

Japan’s daunting system of job-hunting for new graduates
The Best Donuts in Tokyo 2026

The Best Donuts in Tokyo 2026

Our guide to the city’s best edible halos
Why Tokyo Has the Best Food in the World: From Edo Sushi to Sustainable Michelin Dining

Why Tokyo Has the Best Food in the World: From Edo Sushi to Sustainable Michelin Dining

Tradition meets innovation in the world’s most delicious city
Fika in Tokyo: How a Swedish Coffee Ritual Is Helping Professionals Feel Less Alone

Fika in Tokyo: How a Swedish Coffee Ritual Is Helping Professionals Feel Less Alone

Intentional slowness to replace transactional networking.

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Tokyo Trends: Spring 2025

Tokyo Trends: Spring 2025

A grunge, romantic twist on spring
Healing Japanese Fiction Books That Feel Like a Warm Hug

Healing Japanese Fiction Books That Feel Like a Warm Hug

Comforting tales of self-discovery, second chances, and quiet joy
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai: What You Need to Know

Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai: What You Need to Know

Your gateway to exploring Japan’s hidden gems
Japanese Music Scene: Artists To Watch This Winter 

Japanese Music Scene: Artists To Watch This Winter 

Your monthly dose of new music from Japan
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Living

The Gender Politics of Valentine’s Day in Japan

The Gender Politics of Valentine’s Day in Japan

How giri-choco turned empowerment into workplace pressure
R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

R1, R2, R3 Roppongi

Building a Community with R1, R2, R3 Roppongi
Japan Drugstore Guide: Cold and Flu Medicine 

Japan Drugstore Guide: Cold and Flu Medicine 

Recommended cold and flu medicine in Japan
The History of Patriarchy in Japan

The History of Patriarchy in Japan

And how history rewrote women out of power
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Community

July Community News & Events

July Community News & Events

Our monthly guide to what’s happening in the international community
Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike

Governor of Tokyo Yuriko Koike

A conversation about the future of the city
June Community News & Events

June Community News & Events

Our monthly guide to what’s happening in the international community
Hanko: the ultimate souvenir from Japan

Hanko: the ultimate souvenir from Japan

Make your mark with these ancestral personal seals
May Community News & Events

May Community News & Events

Welcome to the new Metropolis Community Pages. Each month I…
Jenson Button — Super GT Challenger

Jenson Button — Super GT Challenger

Britain’s 2009 Formula 1 world champion jumps into Japan’s premier racing series
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Travel

APARTMENT HOTEL MIMARU

APARTMENT HOTEL MIMARU

A home away from home
MOSHI MOSHI ROOMS: ORIGAMI

MOSHI MOSHI ROOMS: ORIGAMI

Harajuku pop culture and Japanese tradition
Carnivals, Cuisine and Leisure

Carnivals, Cuisine and Leisure

Experience Macao this holiday season
illi Shimokitazawa

illi Shimokitazawa

Premium ‘sleepovers’ in the trendy neighborhood
Strolling in Shuzenji

Strolling in Shuzenji

Fall weekend getaway
Iwakura Onsen

Iwakura Onsen

A healing break on the peaceful outskirts of Tokyo
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Dining

Bar Piano

Bar Piano

A showa-era date spot from the 1950s 
Shingo Gokan

Shingo Gokan

Shaking up Tokyo’s bar scene with the man behind the city’s best cocktail bars
Gem by moto

Gem by moto

A curios fusion of world-class sake with imaginative tapas
Have a Swig

Have a Swig

A taste of high-class, barrier-free community cocktail culture
Pizza in Tokyo’s Kichijoji at Garage 50

Pizza in Tokyo’s Kichijoji at Garage 50

Romantic pizza in the park 
Kanna

Kanna

The frosty summit of photo-friendly kakigori

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