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Tokyo Life Cycle
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Tokyo Life Cycle

Expat parents give the lowdown

May 11, 2012 | No Comments | 910 views
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Student Soapbox
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Student Soapbox

Tokyo’s expat students take over Metropolis!

May 10, 2012 | No Comments | 1,404 views
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After The Return
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After The Return

Forty years after its reversion, Okinawa has become Japan’s democratic powder keg

Apr 27, 2012 | No Comments | 1,637 views
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Sole Survivor
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Sole Survivor

On the centenary of its sinking, the Titanic’s lone Japanese passenger is cast in a new light

Apr 13, 2012 | One Comment | 7,389 views
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Buy Across the Border
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Buy Across the Border

Get what you want in Japan—online

Mar 30, 2012 | One Comment | 2,688 views
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A Place In My Art
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A Place In My Art

Finding space with Tokyo’s independent art entrepreneurs

Mar 16, 2012 | No Comments | 2,019 views
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The Final Frontier
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The Final Frontier

Gaijin are getting in on the haikyo hobby

Mar 2, 2012 | 2 Comments | 3,325 views
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The Unforgettable Fire
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The Unforgettable Fire

Photographer Paule Saviano finds a light that shines in the eyes of survivors

Feb 16, 2012 | No Comments | 1,579 views
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The Collectors
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The Collectors

A new book on otaku spaces removes the kamen from the rider

Feb 2, 2012 | 2 Comments | 2,410 views
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Jihanki Journal
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Jihanki Journal

Nostalgic vending machine guide

Feb 1, 2012 | No Comments | 567 views
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Building the Future
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Building the Future

A preview of Tokyo’s architectural skyline in 2012

Jan 20, 2012 | One Comment | 3,109 views
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Yanaka
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Yanaka

An oasis of Edo calm inside the Yamanote circle

Jan 10, 2012 | No Comments | 1,546 views
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Horoscope: 2012 in Preview
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Horoscope: 2012 in Preview

The end of the world or the beginning. It’s your choice

Jan 3, 2012 | No Comments | 2,185 views
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Getting Sourcey with the Crowd
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Getting Sourcey with the Crowd

The aces behind some key 3/11 crowdsourced charity arts efforts

Dec 29, 2011 | No Comments | 1,443 views
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“Home Alone” Oshogatsu Edition
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“Home Alone” Oshogatsu Edition

Top 10 ways to while away the holidays

Dec 25, 2011 | No Comments | 1,529 views
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Countdown Strategies
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Countdown Strategies

After a difficult year, reasons to celebrate life

Dec 16, 2011 | No Comments | 3,332 views
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Season’s Secrets
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Season’s Secrets

Unwrap Tokyo with our Christmas gift to readers

Dec 2, 2011 | No Comments | 3,273 views
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Daddy Day Care
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Daddy Day Care

Tokyo’s expat house husbands are teaming up

Nov 18, 2011 | One Comment | 1,741 views
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Call of the Styled
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Call of the Styled

A field guide to the expat wives of Tokyo

Nov 4, 2011 | 7 Comments | 8,131 views
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In The Pink
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In The Pink

Can Japan's erotic film biz rise again?

Oct 21, 2011 | No Comments | 2,238 views
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Public Enemy #1
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Public Enemy #1

Antismoking proposals are stubbed out by the government-big business alliance

Oct 7, 2011 | One Comment | 2,855 views
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New Japan Architecture

Exclusive excerpts from Tuttle's new magnum opus

Sep 23, 2011 | No Comments | 3,502 views
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Festival/Tokyo 2011

Japan’s leading theater showcase responds to 3/11

Sep 8, 2011 | No Comments | 2,246 views
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Japanese in Japan
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Japanese in Japan

Train your brain with a dose of reality

Aug 25, 2011 | One Comment | 3,847 views
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Shonan You Crazy Diamond
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Shonan You Crazy Diamond

Sip and sup by the sea with our Shonan coast summer guide

Aug 11, 2011 | No Comments | 2,877 views
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“Something My Spirit Wanted”
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“Something My Spirit Wanted”

Tokyo’s Nigerian immigrants are already home

Jul 28, 2011 | 2 Comments | 3,889 views
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Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
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Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

A look at basashi in Kumamoto

Jul 14, 2011 | 2 Comments | 2,970 views
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Short Circuit
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Short Circuit

Metropolis does the rounds of the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia International Competition, happening this week

Jun 16, 2011 | One Comment | 1,771 views
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Not Gone, but Forgotten
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Not Gone, but Forgotten

The indestructible architecture of Yoji Watanabe

Jun 2, 2011 | 2 Comments | 5,920 views
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Future Fashion
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Future Fashion

Origami, trash and gender-bending at Tokyo’s cutting-edge clothiers

May 20, 2011 | No Comments | 2,599 views
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Getting to the Point
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Getting to the Point

Young acupuncturists get holistic in Tokyo

May 6, 2011 | 2 Comments | 4,236 views
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Retro Metro Vol.2
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Retro Metro Vol.2

Relive the 1998 vibe with the Tokyo Classified Golden Week Special

Apr 28, 2011 | No Comments | 1,218 views
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All that Glitters is Golden Week
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All that Glitters is Golden Week

Metropolis picks out some alternative antics to rejuvenate your spirit

Apr 21, 2011 | No Comments | 1,941 views
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Retro Metro
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Retro Metro

Flash back to the first issue of Metropolis in our new online feature

Apr 15, 2011 | One Comment | 2,465 views
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No Tomorrow
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No Tomorrow

A beloved Japanese mascot faces unnoticed extinction

Apr 7, 2011 | No Comments | 3,110 views
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Socket to ‘Em
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Socket to ‘Em

American car maker Tesla charges into Japan’s electric vehicle market

Mar 31, 2011 | No Comments | 1,598 views
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The Restless City
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The Restless City

Through earthquakes, fires and war, Tokyo’s strong suit is the ability to reinvent itself

Mar 24, 2011 | No Comments | 2,710 views
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IT Steve’s daily Geiger reading
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IT Steve’s daily Geiger reading

He used to be a mere IT guy, but lucky for us, his hobby is nuclear physics

Mar 18, 2011 | 3 Comments | 8,184 views
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Mr. Feelgood
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Mr. Feelgood

Andrew W.K. brings the party back to Japan

Mar 17, 2011 | No Comments | 1,482 views
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Searching for a Cure
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Searching for a Cure

For many Japanese cancer patients, a trip to Tamagawa Onsen offers one final hope

Mar 10, 2011 | No Comments | 1,793 views
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Following the True Path
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Following the True Path

For hundreds of years, the Shoninki has served as an inspiration for aspiring ninja. Now the work finally sees the light of day in English

Mar 3, 2011 | No Comments | 3,819 views
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Open House
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Open House

A conversation with Ken Corporation founder Ken Tanaka

Feb 24, 2011 | No Comments | 1,576 views
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At Play with Wisut Ponnimit
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At Play with Wisut Ponnimit

The multi-talented foreign manga-ka says he can die happy

Feb 17, 2011 | No Comments | 2,505 views
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Hymn to the Lonely Man
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Hymn to the Lonely Man

The life of the JET teacher goes manga in Lars Martinson’s Tonoharu

Feb 10, 2011 | 2 Comments | 3,161 views
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Kick Out the Drams
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Kick Out the Drams

From Scottish Highlands to Kaku-highballs: the rise and rise of Japanese whisky

Feb 3, 2011 | One Comment | 3,987 views
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Triple Treat
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Triple Treat

Hawaii has no better ambassador than hula dancer, model and beauty contest winner Aureana Tseu

Jan 27, 2011 | One Comment | 2,549 views
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Monster Maker
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Monster Maker

All’s fair in blood and gore for special effects maestro Yoshihiro Nishimura

Jan 20, 2011 | One Comment | 2,799 views
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Seoul Searching
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Seoul Searching

From K-pop to kimchi, Koreatown in Shin-Okubo has it all

Jan 13, 2011 | One Comment | 3,048 views
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Kick Start
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Kick Start

From the dancefloor to the sports pitch, 2011 promises to be a year to remember

Jan 6, 2011 | No Comments | 2,581 views
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Goodbye to All That
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Goodbye to All That

Metropolis recounts the highs and lows of 2010

Dec 23, 2010 | No Comments | 3,452 views
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