A Word on Wally

Remembering Wally Yonamine, the first American pro baseball player in Japan

Socket to ‘Em

American car maker Tesla charges into Japan’s electric vehicle market

Koganecho

The former red-light district now hosts a new breed of performer

The Restless City

Through earthquakes, fires and war, Tokyo’s strong suit is the ability to reinvent itself

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011 Tokyo’s fabled Nihombashi [...]

March 10, 2011

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Shibuya Hikarie

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2011It isn’t due to [...]

Inle Lake

Life moves slowly in Burma’s water world

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Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on February 2011 Tokyo gourmands get [...]

Power House

Singer Claudia Vazquez knocks ’em dead in Tokyo

February 24, 2011

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Nishinari

The largest slum in Japan is attracting a new breed of visitor: backpackers