Metropolis Magazine

Infobox Magazine
title = Metropolis


image_size = 160px
image_caption = 23 February 2008 cover
editor = Steve Trautlein
editor_title = Editor in Chief
frequency = Weekly
circulation = 30,000 weekly
category = Newsmagazine, Regional
company = Crisscross KK
publisher = Terrie Lloyd
firstdate = February 1994
country = JPN
language = English
website = [http://www.metropolis.co.jp www.metropolis.co.jp]
issn =

Metropolis is a 80-page free weekly city guide and classified ads glossy magazine published by Crisscross KK targeting English-speaking foreigners in Tokyo.

History

First published in 1994 as the "Tokyo Classified", early editions, in the broadsheet style, consisted of classified advertisements sourced from shop notice boards. [cite web | url=http://www.markdevlin.com/Businessam.htm | title=Big in Japan | accessdate=2007-04-28 | publisher=Business A.M. | date=December 11, 2002] 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. [cite web | author=Jonathon Walsh | url=http://www.ea-tokyo.com/seminars/seminarsummaries/20040907.php | title=Life in the Metropolis: Mark Devlin, CEO & Publisher, Crisscross K.K. | publisher=Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo | date=7 September 2004 | accessdate=2008-02-23]

From 1999 until 2006, 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. [cite web | author=Karen Foster | title=A Good Cause | url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20060307zg.html | work=The Japan Times | accessdate=2008-02-23]

"Metropolis" is owned by Japan Inc. Holdings (JIH).cite news | author= | title=Metropolis - About Us | url=http://metropolis.co.jp/common/crisscross/about_us.asp | work=Metropolis | date=2008 | accessdate=2008-02-23] cite web | author=Audit Bureau of Circulation | title=Report for Publisher of Free Paper: Metropolis | url=http://metropolis.co.jp/Aboutus/abc/abc.html | work=Metropolis | date=2006 | accessdate=2008-02-23]

References

External links

*"Metropolis" [http://www.metropolis.co.jp website]