Metropolis (free magazine)

For other uses, see Metropolis (disambiguation).

Metropolis

23 February 2008 cover
Editor in Chief	Steve Trautlein
Categories	Newsmagazine
Frequency	Weekly
Circulation	30,000 weekly[1]
Publisher	Terrie Lloyd
First issue	February 1994
Company	Metropolis KK
Country	Japan
Language	English
Website	metropolis.co.jp

Metropolis is an 80-page free weekly city guide, news and classified ads glossy magazine published by Crisscross KK targeting English-speaking foreigners in Tokyo, Japan.^[1] As of April 2011, its circulation was about 30,000.^[2]

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.^[3] Initially distributed with the Daily Yomiuri, the company created an independent distribution network after the newspaper censored advertisements it found objectionable. The magazine is distributed to companies, embassies, hotels, bars, and restaurants.^[4] The magazine was originally owned and operated by Mark and Mary Devlin. It was renamed Metropolis in 2001.^[2]

Since 1999 the magazine hosted an annual Halloween party "Glitterball" at Roppongi's Velfarre club. Since 2003, Metropolis has donated some of the profits each year to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Japan and the YMCA.^[5]

Metropolis is owned by Japan Inc. Holdings (JIH).^[1][6]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Audit Bureau of Circulation (2006). "Report for Publisher of Free Paper: Metropolis". Metropolis. Archived from the original on 2007-10-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20071016092628/http://metropolis.co.jp/Aboutus/abc/abc.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Simone, Gianni, "English mags approach milestone, crossroads", Japan Times, 26 April 2011, p. 12.
3. ^ Adams, Billy (2002-12-11). "Big in Japan". Business A.M. http://www.markdevlin.com/Articles/businessam/businessam.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-28. 
4. ^ Jonathon Walsh (2004-09-07). "Life in the Metropolis: Mark Devlin, CEO & Publisher, Crisscross K.K.". Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo. http://www.ea-tokyo.com/seminars/seminarsummaries/20040907.php. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
5. ^ Karen Foster. "A Good Cause". The Japan Times. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20060307zg.html. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 
6. ^ "Metropolis - About Us". Metropolis. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-01-12. http://web.archive.org/web/20080112032132/http://metropolis.co.jp/common/crisscross/about_us.asp. Retrieved 2008-02-23. 

External links

• Official website