TICKET LOTTERY: Tourism EXPO Japan

Win free tickets to one of the world's largest travel fairs

Metropolis Recommends: September

Metropolis gives you a rundown of the best events in Tokyo this September

The Tinder Alternative

Delving into the surreal world of Japanese dating apps

Contesting Myths

Best-selling writer Robert Whiting reviews a history of Japanese “samurai baseball”

Weekly Horoscope

August 17th – August 23rd

Ginza Sony Park Building Opens

Discover the new TORAYA CAFE AN STAND at the renovated former Sony building

Fashionable Furoshiki

A 1,000-year-old wrapping cloth that is equal parts beauty and function

Kings of Tokyo: The First All-Drag-King Revue Since the Edo Period

Drag performer Emmanuel Transmission talks gender, glitter and grassroots performance

Foreign Businesses on Social Media

Is Japan the right place to be?

West Japan’s Flooding Disaster

Here’s how you can contribute to the relief efforts

Flower and Plant Designs in Imari Ware

Cultivate your appreciation of antique Japanese dishes

Tokyo: The Wonder Years

For one family blogger, childrearing in Japan is a portal to the past