Stay Up Late

Customers are encouraged to rock responsibly at this Shimbashi music bar

Chez Andre du Sacre Coeur

Enjoy casual Paris cooking on the streets of Ningyocho

Marijuana Underground

Celebrity busts and student smokers have Japan's authorities in a tizz. But what do users make of Japan's ganja explosion? Shaun Davies delves into Tokyo's marijuana subculture to find the answer

Dachibin

The Koenji institution is nearly 30 and still going strong

Open Season

Celebrating 150 years as the international face of Japan, Yokohama gets ready to greet the crowds

Natsugi-An

An elegant wine bar in Ginza welcomes high rollers

Hiasobi

A new teppanyaki restaurant looks West for inspiration

On the Olympic Trail

Discover the legacy of the 1964 Tokyo Games as the city gears up for the next one… maybe

On the Road to Justice

A motorcyclist sets out to keep his family's killer behind bars

Toriromeo

Yakitori and wine are the perfect match at this tiny Yokohama bar

Philip Harper

The first non-Japanese master sake brewer is optimistic about the future of nihonshu

Head Case

In his new documentary, director Kazuhiro Soda explores the taboo subject of mental illness