The Answering Machine

The up-and-coming UK rockers stay true to their indie roots

Tomato Garden

Get your lycopene fix at this trendy Shibuya eatery

Best Japanese Songs

Metropolis asked 16 local writers and musicians to describe a formative encounter with a Japanese song. The resulting mix—from folk to noise to metal and enka—represents a half-century of sounds from one of the most diverse music scenes on the planet

Kishidan

The yanki imposters walk a risky line between homage and parody

Taking Charge

Meet the Tokyo-based entrepreneurs who are riding out the economic storm

Imagine

This Setagaya-ku izakaya just wants to be your living room

Golden Gai

A beginner’s guide to the venerable Shinjuku drinking district

Theatre/University 09 Autumn

The student segment of Festival/Tokyo may prove the event’s most intriguing

Paris, Love Song for You

Accordionist Daniel Colin is pleased and amused by the resurgence of interest in French musette

Nov 5, 2009

This week’s required reading

Elements

A veteran chef settles in to classy digs in Toranomon

Matches Made in Heaven

Find the perfect partner at these marriage-hunting events