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The Problem with Pet Names
愛称で呼んだらダメかしら？
American Hamburgers vs. Japanese Hambāgu
ハンバーガーvs.ハンバーグ
Colorful Language
多彩な言語
Different strokes for different folks
十人十色
Let’s learn some American Idioms!
The oddities of English expressions
The “Fitness Lifestyle” in Japan
Intentional vs. accidental excercise
Overreaching New Year’s Resolutions
Annual goals are tricky regardless of culture
Different Cultures, Different Celebrations
Ushering in oshogatsu
The Case of the Christmas Chicken
A first “real American Christmas”
Share Your Vision!
Send us your best shots and your photos could appear in Metropolis!
Christmas Gift-giving
Japan: The land of year-round presents
The Culture of Comedy
Laughter gets lost in translation, too
Yamato Pride
My husband meets his first gay Japanese person
Flying Lotus Album Release Party
West Coast beatmaker flies into Tokyo
Halloween Decoration Etiquette
When scary becomes scarring
Good Ol’ Texan Sakii
My first Texan sake experience
Anime Café
Pikachu is on the menu in Roppongi Hills
Toilet!? Human Waste and Earth’s Future
Dive into the amusing world of waste
Cafe à Tokyo
Parisian craft coffee
The Devil’s Violinist
This German-Italian cornball should have stayed down below
Summer Festival Guide ’14
Metropolis picks the best of the fests
Japan’s Rugby Showdown with Hong Kong
Final hurdle for 2015 RWC qualification
Fukushima’s Forgotten Friends
20 to 45 percent of 3.11 animals are still in rescue care
Dune in the ’70s
Aborted first attempt had all-star cast
Eikaiwa’s Calm Center
Living life on the bottom rung
What’s Up Doc?
Medical help in your lingo
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
'70s prison break like a Hank Williams song
Tara Jane O’Neil
Hypnotic, post-folk ambient soundscapes
Capybara Café
The world's largest rodent reigns in Tokyo
Paulina García
The Berlinale winner talks about ageism in the film world
Hiroshi “Roy” Miyano
Entrepreneur Brings Tex-Mex Back To Tokyo
Stylin’ Tips
How to get the best from Tokyo’s hair salons
We’re the Millers
Not much in terms originality or surprises, but good for a few yucks
Ender’s Game
Two hours of repetitive video-game-like training sequences