Oct 22, 2009

This Week's Required Reading

Idol Chatter

A week in the life of popular tarento Akina Minami requires a lot of stamina

Numbers

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Despite the notoriety [...]

Shiraho Sangomura

A WWF-led project seeks to preserve coral reefs off Ishigaki Island

David Morales

The NYC house legend shows his underground side

Otaku Fighters

Fanboys are wearing skirts—and gaining strength

Ayumi Hamasaki

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Ayumi Hamasaki may [...]

Hair Piece

Or, how an unsuspecting foreigner got dragged into a life of close shaves, five-color dye jobs—and the dreaded Persian flaw

Pandora no Hako

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Osamu Dazai was [...]

Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 This is a [...]

American Swing

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 In the late [...]

The Boat That Rocked

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 In the ’60s, [...]