Sushi Shokunin: Japan’s Culinary Masters

Photographer Andrea Fazzari delves into Tokyo’s top-level sushi scene

Talking With the Only Gaijin in the Village

Scotsman Iain Maloney on his new book about life in rural Japan

Viral TikToker Teaches Anti-Racism in the Classroom

Patrick Smith aka ‘thepaperpat’ opens up about his experiences

At the Forefront: Conversations with a Black Trans Activist

BLM Tokyo's Juniper Alexander on LGBTQ visibility within a global movement

Japan Travel SafeRide Service

Virus-protective private car service for international travelers to Japan

Tokyo Neighborhood Guide: Jujo

Heartlands: Exploring one of the oldest shopping districts in Tokyo

Your Summer Reading List

Recommendations from Tokyo's literary scene

Breasts, Eggs and Existential Feminism

Mieko Kawakami’s intimate portrait of womanhood in 'Breasts and Eggs'

The Price of Plastic

Convenience stores and shops now charging for single-use plastic bags

Metropolis Summer Issue 2020 Out Now

Where to find a copy, how to read us online and our augmented reality feature

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Hayao Miyazaki

New memoir reveals strange and surprising facts about the famous artist

Goodbye to All That

A not-so-fiction story about life in Tokyo during the pandemic