Odd Jobs

Foreigners are finding creative ways to make a living in Tokyo

Peace Prize

After going missing in Mexico for more than 30 years, Taro Okamoto’s Myth of Tomorrow is about to be unveiled inside Shibuya station. Here’s the inside story of the efforts to recover and restore one of the artist’s most stunning works.

Air Fair

Fuel costs are sending airfares into the stratosphere. What’s a poor traveler to do?

Face Off

Each year on August 15, downtown Tokyo turns into a riot zone as right-wing militants clash with antiwar protesters. Metropolis gives you a ringside seat to all the action

Gold Standard

As all eyes turn to Beijing, Japan’s Olympians Look to repeat their Athens Success

State of the Art

Why collecting Japanese contemporary art is right, now

Radio Bar

Class is the name of the game at this refined Omotesando eatery

Hapuna

Bring a healthy appetite to this classy hotel restaurant in Shinagawa

Delicious Debuts

A host of big-name chefs and restaurateurs are adding star power to the Tokyo dining scene

Lijiang to Lhasa—by motorcycle

Sixteen motorcyclists cross the Roof of the World

Tiger’s Leap

Sipping Butter Tea with the monks of Zhongdian

Flower Power

Spring in Tokyo is the start of a vibrant cycle of new colors that abound even in this concrete jungle