''Metropolis'' is a 32-to-48-page free monthly city guide, news and

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s glossy magazine published by Japan Partnership Inc. targeting the English-speaking community in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

, Japan. As of April 2011, its circulation was claimed to be 30,000.Simone, Gianni,
English mags approach milestone, crossroads
, ''The Japan Times'', 26 April 2011, p. 12.

History

The magazine was first published in 1994 as the ''Tokyo Classified''. Early editions, in the broadsheet style, consisted of classified advertisements sourced from shop notice boards. Initially distributed with the ''

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'', the free magazine is now distributed across Tokyo and beyond to companies, embassies, hotels, bars and restaurants. The magazine was originally owned and operated by Mark and Mary Devlin, renamed ''Metropolis'' in 2001, and sold to Japan Inc. Holdings in 2007. Since 1999 the magazine hosted an annual Halloween party "Glitterball" at Roppongi's

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club at other notable clubs around Tokyo. Between 2003 and 2010, ''Metropolis'' donated some of the profits each year to the

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of Japan and the

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. ''Metropolis'' is now owned by Japan Partnership Holdings Inc. From 2020, ''Metropolis'' became a quarterly magazine, mainly publishing its content online via its website and social media platforms.

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