The Tokyo MetPod, Thursday, September, 17th 2009

IN-THE-PAGES

Hear what our editor, James Hadfield has to say about what’s in the pages of this week’s METROPOLIS magazine; all kinds of stuff you never knew about life in Tokyo!

“JAPANESE BIKER CHICKS?!” Yep, you’ll hear more about them in this podcast.

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The Tokyo MetPod, Wednesday, September, 16th 2009

The MidWeek MetPod
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Konichwa, from Tokyo! Once again, we’re here with some of our best suggestions for things to do this coming 5-day, holiday, Silver Week holiday. Our usual hosts, Sarah Cortina, Miwa Gardner and Lauren Shannon are taking this week and next week off, so this the a “MidWeek Lite.”

However, we still get lots of valuable information from our film critic Don Morton, he provides his MUST-SEE and MUST-MISS movie suggestions, musician-in-demand, Kaleb James trumpets his best concert suggestions for this coming weekend, including a suggestion for a “Michael Jackson Tribute Concert” at Blues Alley in Meguro (see link and map here.) And finally, we have a great weekend suggestion from Reiko-san, the concierge at the classy Seiyo-Ginza hotel. Reiko shares the same information she shares with hotel guests who are visiting Tokyo.

The Tokyo MetPod, Tuesday, September, 15th 2009

The Showbiz MetPod

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Our in-the-know showbiz editor, Mr. Chris Betros knows all about where the stars hang and what they do when they’re in Tokyo. He also has news about a big block party on Omotaesando where the stars came our to be seen. Speaking of parties, there’s another big one happening at the new H&M store this Thursday night in Shibuya. And finally, if your a fan of food and/or baseball or both, there’s a good chance you’ll enjoy a brand new restaurant devoted to baseball called the MLB Cafe (MLB as in Major League Baseball) in Ebisu.
If it’s going on in Tokyo — It’s going on the MetPod!
And finally, in this fast-moving podcast, we catch-up with Mr. Ricco DeBlank former GM of the tony Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo. In our phone interview Mr. DeBlank tells us about his new job and his new life in Honk Kong. And, you might ask, does he miss being GM of the Ritz, Tokyo? Listen
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MetPod Extra! Tokyo Race Course

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One of our writers, Sarah Noorbakhsh was assigned to write about JRA’s (Japan Racing Association’s) racecourse in Fuchu-city, a short train ride from Shinjuku. Listen to get the lowdown on what horse raing in Japan is all about.

Come join us for METROPOLIS DAY at Tokyo Racecourse on October 17th!

The Tokyo MetPod, Friday, September, 11th 2009

The Weekend MetPod
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Listen to hear what our METROPOLIS film critic, Don Morton thinks about the new Wesley Snipes movie and about Hugh Jackman’s new X-MEN “Origin’s” movie. And, hear one of Tokyo’s most in-demand club DJ’s, Dwayne Wayne with his METROPOLIS HIT LIST report which includes short samples of some of Japan’s the top hits this week.

[NOTE: Usually, musician Kaleb James presents his Concert Calendar in the Weekend MetPod, but this week he's in rehersal for a Michael Jackson Tribute at Blues Alley in Meguro -and- he's also getting ready for a TV concert featuring J-Pop diva AI, this Sunday night, 6pm on M-on-TV. He'll be the one playing the keyboard.]

The Tokyo MetPod, Thursday, September, 10th 2009

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IN-THE-PAGES
We’re in the Monsoon Cafe talking with assistant editor, Sarah Cortina and editor, James Hadfield about what’s in the pages and on the cover of this week’s METROPOLIS magazine.
If you ride a bicycle in Tokyo, you’ll want to hear James talking about our cover/feature story about bicycle messengers.
And, we’re trying something a little different this time…we’re presenting the interviews segments on separate channels. Does this work for you? Your comments are welcomed and encouraged!

The Tokyo MetPod, Wednesday, September, 9th 2009

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Be Entertained ! Listen to our very best suggestions for things to do in Tokyo this coming weekend with navigation provided by our assistant editor Sarah Cortina and restaurateur, Lauren Shannon. These sharp-witted, plugged-in ladies navigate this fast-moving, 45-minute, idea-filled MidWeek podcast by providing useful information for this coming weekend, and about Tokyo in general.
We also have movie suggestions from our film critic Don Morton, concert suggestions from musician Kaleb James and event suggestion from our entertainment editor, Dan Grunebaum.