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Tim Burton’s Big Eyes
Movie based on artist Margaret Keane’s creation of a pop culture phenomenon
Finding Pluto
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui brings the world of Astro Boy to life
Small Print: January 9, 2015
Accepting dances, wayward planes, mock elections and more...
BIFA honors Emma Thompson
The actress elevates UK cinema to new heights
Different Cultures, Different Celebrations
Ushering in oshogatsu
Small Print: December 24, 2014
Roach pasta, asteroid probes, visiting princes and more...
Japanese Medicine
Navigating the nooks of Japan's hospitals
The Case of the Christmas Chicken
A first “real American Christmas”
Big Hero 6 at the Tokyo International Film Festival
John Lasseter and his team unveil the latest Disney animation
Small Print: December 17, 2014
Chopstick etiquette, abusive teachers, invasive species and more...
Share Your Vision!
Send us your best shots and your photos could appear in Metropolis!
Michael Chang’s Game
Kei Nishikori’s coach jump-starts Asian tennis power—again
Small Print: December 10, 2014
Abacus avengers, a cranky sea lion, the largest line dance ever and more…
House of Bonobo
Yoshi Horino teams up with Detroit stalwart Alton Miller in Harajuku
Godzilla: Japan planning to make new monster movie
“The time has come for Japan to make a film that will not lose to Hollywood”
Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet
Japan's favorite French director debuts new movie at TIFF
Small Print: December 3, 2014
College-qualified robots, pre-funeral pics, snow crab season and more ...
Ken Tanaka
YouTube star smashes stereotypes
Christmas Gift-giving
Japan: The land of year-round presents
Serious Stocking Stuffers
Robot companions, wafu candles, 3-D printer/scanners and more!
Small Print: November 26, 2014
Princess spotting, Miyazaki honors, secrets protests and more ...
Metropolis November Getsumatsu
Two floors of fun in Shibuya!
Small Print: November 19, 2014
Stolen necklaces, bomb threats, cancer cures and more...
Giving Thanks in Tokyo
Tips on how to observe Turkey Day in Japan
Pecs that Breach Borders
Nakayama Kinni-kun on Eddie Murphy and MADtv
Small Print: November 12, 2014
Self-defense tax breaks, contested islands, elementary school violence and more...
The Culture of Comedy
Laughter gets lost in translation, too
Small Print: November 5, 2014
Drunk officers, shady agents, Google censorship and more...
Yamato Pride
My husband meets his first gay Japanese person
Shades of Che’nelle
The pop princess on love and international identity
Flying Lotus Album Release Party
West Coast beatmaker flies into Tokyo
Small Print: October 29, 2014
Teacher assault, revenge porn, spider silk and more…
Heavy Halloween Hitters
What to get and where to wear it
Small Print: October 22, 2014
Same-sex spotlights, stem-cell supremacy, cat-killing confessions and more...