About Us

Metropolis is Japan’s No 1 English magazine.

Metropolis is the only magazine that has its distribution of 30,000 copies independently verified by Japan’s Audit Bureau of Circulations. The magazine is read by over 70,000 readers from 1000 distribution points throughout Tokyo, Yokohama and Chiba. There are a further 30,000 regular internet readers.

Japan has the wealthiest international community in the world. Metropolis readers are 79% business professionals in Tokyo with an average income of ¥437,375/month. 52% pick up Metropolis every week. 59% keep copies for reference.

Metropolis has 250 clients in each issue, the largest of any English magazine. Most Metropolis advertisers are long-term clients that started with small sizes, received good results and have upgraded their ad sizes.

30,000 copies every week certified by Japan’s Audit Bureau of Circulations

CEO/PUBLISHER

Terrie Lloyd

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Neil Butler

EDITORIAL

Steve Trautlein (Editor-in-Chief)
James Hadfield (Editor)
Sarah Cortina (Assistant Editor)
Yui Shapard (Editorial Assistant)
Keigo Moriyama, Desirea Camacho, Risa Koida, Yoshitaka Dazai (Interns)

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Dan Grunebaum (Music & performing arts)
Don Morton (Movies)
Mark Hiratsuka (Technology)
C.B. Liddell (Art)
Fred Varcoe (Sports)

DESIGN

Kohji Shiiki (Art Director)
Shane Busato, Eparama Tuibenau, Haggis, Phil Couzens (Designers)

PRODUCTION

Rich Whitworth (Manager)
James Coulson (Production Assistant/Classifieds)

ADVERTISING

Rae Chandran, Karl Nakashima, Niki Kaihara, Dai Tanaka (Sales Managers)
Koki Oguchi, Akane Ochi, Hana Asahi (Sales Executives)
Gary Schrader (Joblet Manager)
Makiko Fujii (Commercial Classifieds)
Mana Tsuchiya (Interns)

ADMINISTRATION/ACCOUNTING

Takako Hiraiwa (Adminstration/HR Manager)
Candy Ikezawa, Konomi Hayashi (Sales Administration Assistants)

IT

Steven Danieletto (IT Manager)
Guilhem Malfré (Web Developer)
Jose Christian (Intern)
Helen Langford (Intern)

EVENTS

Chinatsu Suzuki (Events Manager)
Stephanie Kitazawa (intern)

Address

Metropolis
10F Minami-Aoyama First Bldg.,
7-8-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku
107-0062 Japan

Phone 81-3-4550-2929

Fax 81-3-4550-2859

Commercial Classifieds: commercial@metropolis.co.jp
Employment Ads: jobfinder@metropolis.co.jp
Letters to the Editor: letters@metropolis.co.jp

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Get off the bus at: Minami-Aoyama 7 chome
Estimated walk time: from Shibuya 20 min, from Omotesando 15 min