Shonai Eigamura

Get a glimpse behind the scene of Japan’s samurai movies

Summer Sonic 2010

Chiba Marine Stadium and Makuhari Messe, Aug 7-8

Ai Kawashima

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010J-pop star Ai Kawashima [...]

The Taming of the Shrew

The Oxford University Drama Society offers a new take on Shakespeare’s controversial comedy

Men (And Women) in Black

In their new book Ninja Attack!, authors Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt lift the mask on Japan’s iconic assassins

Gut’s Dynamite Cabarets

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010Gut’s Dynamite Cabarets got [...]

Big Brother Watch

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2010The day when billboards [...]

Sex and the Metropolis

Meet the Tokyo counterparts of the Sex and the City cast

Sex and the City 2

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010 This witless wad [...]

June 3, 2010

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on June 2010Well, that explains it [...]

Politics of Popular Culture

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2010 How are manga [...]

Bo-Peep

The Metropolis-endorsed trio mulls life as female rockers