Man of the Moment

Once upon a time, a foreign guy could transform himself from zero to hero just by stepping off the plane at Narita. But with a tanking job market and a changing singles scene, is it last call for Charisma Man?

The Expat Summer

It’s time for the yearly exodus from Tokyo

Cocktails

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010The Odakyu Hotel Century [...]

Brunch

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010The Oak Door in [...]

Speed

The comeback queens are all grown up

Local Flavors

A newly published guide shows that Tokyo never tasted so good

Little Okinawa

Chinatown isn’t the only ethnic enclave in Yokohama

Tokyo Maguro Sakaba

Get your maguro mojo working in Hatchobori

Picture This

After scaling the heights of the New York fashion world, photographer David Stetson rediscovers his muse in Tokyo.

No Wii Can’t

Keep fit by video game? Forget it

bills

(Gourmet) breakfast is served

Disenfranchised

Japan weighs up whether to give foreign residents the vote