‘Followers’: The Highs and Lows of Insta-fame

Mika Ninagawa, Tokyo’s top creative, on her new hit Netflix show

Single Review: Pastel ‘Let You’

Making a cross-genre blend of electronic funk and jazz in Taiwan

Metropolis Playlist: Spring 2020

Music for your morning commute and other desperate times

Discover Odawara

The city that made an era

What’s Happening in Tokyo this March?

Metropolis recommends the best gigs, exhibits and festivals this March

Album Review: Tawings’ Debut LP

Dream-pop songs from the Tokyo-based trio

Making It Weird

Austin-based Ringo Deathstarr on the new album and having babies

School Rules

Is conformity law for students in Japan?

Shake It Up

The New Mastersounds on funk, Leeds and touring Japan

Fumiya Koido

How the tragedy of the Tohoku earthquake sparked a young pianist’s career

Motherless Brooklyn

Norton noir

The 10 Best Vegan and Vegetarian Spots in Tokyo

Find everything from plant-based meatballs to chakra smoothies at these innovative eateries