The Brilliant Architects Behind Tokyo’s Transparent Toilets

Design visionaries Shigeru Ban and Sou Fujimoto transform cities and lives

The Controversy of Japan’s ‘Baby Hatch’

Is it ethical to anonymously give away a child?

3 Female Artists You Should Follow

Blossom the Project, Mari Naomi and Christine Mari Inzer on art, activism and mental health

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The intricate worlds of an Aomori-based artist

Coronavirus in Japan: September Update

Travel guidelines, financial aid and other useful resources

Metropolis Autumn Issue 2020

Introducing our Autumn Issue and where to pick up a copy

9 Art Events in Tokyo From September to November

Fill your calendars with these must-see exhibits in the capital

I Know You Are, But What Am I?

Metropolis’ editor-in-chief examines life in Japan as a stammerer

Do No Harm But Take No Shit

Bae Tokyo founder Jayda B on virtual inclusivity, Made By She and feminism in Japan

Comedy is Tragic in ‘Spark’

A review of manzai star Naoki Matayoshi’s translated novel

Embracing Transgender and Gender Nonconformity

Photographer Paule Saviano returns to Tokyo with crucial new exhibition

Sushi Shokunin: Japan’s Culinary Masters

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