Digital Bazaar

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Your go-to place [...]

Mood Board

Marunouchi’s newest nightspot delivers a mixed bag of styles

Geibikei and Hiraizumi

Temples and gorges jostle for attention in Iwate Prefecture

Sick of it All

A new rule promises to make public health insurance compulsory for foreigners living in Japan... or does it?

Tokyo Sundub

The Korean tofu hotpot boom lands in Tokyo

Virtual Idols

Japan’s new media sensations blur the line between the real and the imaginary

Oct 8, 2009

This Week's Required Reading

Robo Geisha

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 This new work [...]

Three Camel Lodge

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Luxurious accommodation is [...]

My Sister’s Keeper

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 One of my [...]

Orphan

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Squirm-inducing, “evil amongst [...]

Fast & Furious

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Perhaps they thought [...]