Land of the Missing Son

Japan’s overtures to changing child abduction laws ring hollow

Hip ’n’ Happy

11 of the hottest summer spots for kids

The Dons of Udon

Use your noodle in Takamatsu

Pandora & Betty Poison

An Italian/Belgian beast with two backs brings the carnage

Kafka’s Monkey

From ape to man in stage-form

Ryoichi Kurokawa

SonarSound’s most intriguing act isn’t strictly musical

Maru-Ichi

The art of tonkatsu

The Disaster Zone

In the Eyes of One Foreign Journalist

Mizuka Ueno

The leading ballerina says Japan’s fans are the best

Buy Across the Border

Get what you want in Japan—online

Road Runners

Metropolis chats to Attorney at Law Hangnyeon Chang, AITS LPC

Hijikata Tatsumi and Butoh:

Dancing in a Pool of Gray Grits