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The Tokyo Station Hotel is the centerpiece of Tokyo’s time-warp district

Oct 11, 2012

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2012 Descending from the [...]

Samurai Road

March with history in Saitama’s Kawaguchi

Festival/Tokyo 2012

Japan’s marquee theater fest defends free speech post-3/11

Bare Bones

Tokyo’s clubs are heatin’ up for horror night

Safe

Statham stays solid

Oct 10, 2012

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2012 Minamijima (Ogasawara islands). [...]

Murakami: Master or Marketing?

Two contrasting views on the literary giant’s potential Nobel nomination

Freaky Family Fun

Tricky times for the terrible tots

The Raven

Poe as an action hero?

October 10, 2012

This week’s required reading

Get The Gringo

A valid first step toward Mel’s return to form.