Jazzkatze

Designer Ayumi Sufu is the child of a cultural melting pot

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

Jet Set UK Festival

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on November 2009 Veteran Tokyo radio [...]

Treasures of The Habsburg Monarchy

The National Art Center, Tokyo relives memories of European art

Taking Charge

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

Hip Pockets

A brief guide to Japanese luxury brand wallets

DJ T-AK

The DJ/producer says the future of Japanese DnB looks bright

Anime Festival Asia 2009

The up-and-coming fest pulls out the stops for its second edition

Japan Fashion Week: Day 4

African style in Japan, by way of London

Csaba Toth

Academic & professional gig-goer

Michail Gkinis

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 While international fashion [...]

Dyed Soundorom

The Parisian tech-house stylist makes his Tokyo debut