Metropolisis a 32-to-48-page free monthly city guide, news andclassified adsglossy magazine published by Japan Partnership Inc. targeting the English-speaking community inTokyo,Japan.[1]As of April 2011, its circulation was claimed to be 30,000.[2]
| Categories | News magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Circulation | 30,000[1](2006, unverified) |
| First issue | February 1994 |
| Company | Japan Partnership Inc. |
| Country | Japan |
| Based in | Tokyo |
| Language | English |
| Website | metropolisjapan |
History
editThe magazine was first published in 1994 as theTokyo Classified.Early editions, in the broadsheet style, consisted of classified advertisements sourced from shop notice boards.[3]Initially distributed with theDaily Yomiuri,the free magazine is now distributed across Tokyo and beyond to companies, embassies, hotels, bars and restaurants.[4]The magazine was originally owned and operated by Mark and Mary Devlin, renamedMetropolisin 2001, and sold to Japan Inc. Holdings in 2007.[2]
Since 1999 the magazine hosted an annual Halloween party "Glitterball" atRoppongi'sVelfarreclub at other notable clubs around Tokyo. Between 2003 and 2010,Metropolisdonated some of the profits each year to theMake-A-Wish Foundationof Japan and theYMCA.[5]
Metropolisis now owned by Japan Partnership Holdings Inc.[1]From 2020,Metropolisbecame a quarterly magazine, mainly publishing its content online via its website and social media platforms.
References
edit- ^abc"Report for Publisher of Free Paper: Metropolis".Metropolis.2006. Archived fromthe originalon 16 October 2007.Retrieved23 February2008.
- ^abSimone, Gianni, "English mags approach milestone, crossroads",The Japan Times,26 April 2011, p. 12.
- ^Billy Adams (11 December 2002)."Big in Japan".Business A.M.Archived fromthe originalon 19 September 2012.Retrieved28 April2007.
- ^Jonathon Walsh (7 September 2004)."Life in the Metropolis: Mark Devlin, CEO & Publisher, Crisscross K.K."Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo.Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2008.Retrieved23 February2008.
- ^Karen Foster."A Good Cause".The Japan Times.Retrieved23 February2008.