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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
Kids’ Stuff
So much fun your kids won't realize it's educational
New Year’s at Hamarikyu Oncho Gardens
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on December 2013 The gentle Edo [...]
Good Ol’ Freda
Secretary to the Beatles finally speaks but it all sounds alike
A Liar’s Auto-biography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python’s Graham Chapman
Aggressively not funny and most decidedly not a Monty Python movie
Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police
The rock guitarist's tale through his words and photos
Andrew “Plug” Lazonby
The brains behind Hostess Weekender
You’re Next
Deliciously twisted, darkly humorous home-invasion flick
Autumn’s Bounty
Fill your basket with Japan’s seasonal best
Frankenstein’s Army
Mad scientist flick gets a steam punk make over
That’s a Wrap
Turn the daily necessity of a hand towel into a fun conversation starter
Stick ’Em Up
Hipsterrific sticky notes
Nicolas Boujéma
French cuisine with a twist at Signature
¡Animate!
Cuban superstar Alexander Abreu headlines one-day Latin music fest
Stanley’s Lunch Box
Plus Robert Kramer and Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Nakano: A Drunkard’s Discovery
Where bartenders begin to unwind as salarymen go to work
It’s A Swing Thing
Jump ’n’ jive into Tokyo’s hottest dance revival
Screechin’ Psychos
Hitchcock’s classic and others scored by a live orchestra
Bépocah
A new menu to Peru-se in Harajuku
Summer Festival Guide ’13
From analog headbangers to techno raves, Japan's music fests have everything under the sun
Korea’s Enfant Terrible
Plus live opera screenings and flying turtles