Taking the Stares

Or, how to avoid being gawked at in Japan

The Cat and Cask

A latter-day publican keeps it local in Toshima-ku

Monsters vs. Aliens

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 A woman is [...]

Knowing

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 I haven’t seen [...]

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 As the nearly [...]

Sunshine Cleaning

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 Rose is a [...]

Soys Café

The apostrophe isn't all that's missing from this beautifying restaurant

Splitz Aoyama

This Suntory - endorsed bar puts a trendy spin on a classic salaryman tipple

Made in Tokyo

Foreign filmmakers are queuing up to work on location in the city. But that's easier said than done

Race to Witch Mountain

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on July 2009 The fairly constant [...]

Yukiko Hayashi

Food coordinator, researcher and nutritionist

Brasserie Chennai

Creative South Indian cooking soothes the palate in Akasaka