Forest Conservation in Tsukuba

Is a new housing tract “green development” or short-sighted destruction?

Bathed in Blood

Director Koji Shiraishi’s torture-porn flick Grotesque gets banned in Britain—and ignites a debate about Japan’s splatter-film boom

Palau

Heaven in the Pacific... weather permitting

Kawasaki Fish Market

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 A nice sense [...]

That’s One Rockin’ Rabbit

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 This column lost [...]

Who Needs Meishi?

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 We still feel [...]

Cut’n’Paste Audio

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Even the fanciest [...]

Gomi Accessories

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 Mexican designer Olga [...]

21st Century Canteen

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 When is a [...]

Global Retro

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 What with Google [...]

Japanomatopoeia

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 ぴんぴん Meaning: Used [...]

The Rant

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2009 “I think that [...]