The Dish

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009 What: Hand-cut beef [...]

Singapore

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009 Sure, the seven-hour [...]

Katsuura

Get your sun and surf without the crowds in eastern Chiba

International Motel Hokuriku

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2009Name: International Motel Hokuriku [...]

Dandong

The Chinese border city offers a tantalizing glimpse of the Hermit Kingdom

Heads, Tails & Snake Eyes

Chaos theory applied to summer vacation

The Miele Guide Restaurant Month

An Asia-wide charity event serves up gourmet meals for a good cause

Spirit Parties

Japan's Obon and summer festivals are loud and mad enough to wake the dead - Here are a few of the major events being held around the country during the coming month.

Akiko Tomoda

Sake Sommelier and Wine Advisor

Anniversary Eats

Yokohama Restaurants Are Cooking Up a Storm in Celebration of Y150

Team Spirit

Tokyo's cross-town rivals, the Yomiuri Giants and Yakult Swallows, are running neck-and-neck for the Central League crown--thanks in large part to a quartet of foreign stars

Made in Tokyo

Foreign filmmakers are queuing up to work on location in the city. But that's easier said than done