Air Fair

Fuel costs are sending airfares into the stratosphere. What’s a poor traveler to do?

Life

Slow down and drink up at this Italian restaurant steps from Yoyogi Park

Face Off

Each year on August 15, downtown Tokyo turns into a riot zone as right-wing militants clash with antiwar protesters. Metropolis gives you a ringside seat to all the action

Silverado

A new Ginza restaurant offers California cuisine in all its glory

Welcome To Japitzerland

Europe’s crossroads of cultures makes room for one more

Gold Standard

As all eyes turn to Beijing, Japan’s Olympians Look to repeat their Athens Success

SCHOOL FOOD

A new Akasaka restaurant proves Korean students know how to eat

[Sub]urban Pleasures

Futako-Tamagawa offers attractions ranging from the spiritual to the cultural to the culinary. Here’s an insider’s guide TO THIS leafy Setagaya-ku neighborhood

Keke

There’s no need to restrain yourself at this healthy Japanese-style buffet

Dressed to Thrill

As the summer sizzles with major cosplay events across Japan, the industry branches out in bold new directions

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Tokyo gets a true taste of New York City—finally

Long Live the Queen

TV host Charles Ayres scours the city for his prince