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'''Metropolis''' is a 80-page weekly city guide and [[classified ad]]s glossy magazine published by Crisscross KK targeting English-speaking foreigners in Tokyo.<ref name=abc/>
'''Metropolis''' is a 80-page free weekly city guide and [[classified ad]]s glossy magazine published by Crisscross [[Kabushiki Kaisha|KK]] targeting English-speaking foreigners in [[Tokyo|Tokyo]].<ref name=abc/>
==History==
==History==
Starting out as ''Tokyo Classified'', the first edition in 1994 made up of classifieds sourced from shop notice boards, printed on a four-page folded sheet of paper.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Shortly after [[censorship|censoring]] classified ads it found objectionable, The [[Daily Yomiuri]] cancelled the distribution contract without notice. The company discontinued newspaper distribution and created an independent distribution network, distributing to companies, embassies, hotels, bars and restaurants.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
First published in 1994 as the ''Tokyo Classified'', early editions, in the broadsheet style, comprised of classified advertisements sourced from shop notice boards.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


From 1999 until 2006, the magazine hosted the annual "Glitterball" Halloween party at club [[Velfarre]] in [[Roppongi]]. Since 2003, ''Metropolis'' has donated some of the profits each year to the [[Make-A-Wish Foundation]] of Japan and the [[YMCA]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>
From 1999 until 2006, the magazine hosted an annual Halloween party "Glitterball" at [[Roppongi|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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>


''Metropolis'' magazine and its parent company, Crisscross KK, are properties of Japan Inc. Holdings (JIH), owned by Tokyo-based entrepreneur Terrie Lloyd.<ref name=about>{{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}}</ref><ref name=abc>{{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}}</ref>
''Metropolis'' magazine and its parent company, Crisscross KK, are properties of Japan Inc. Holdings (JIH), owned by Tokyo-based entrepreneur Terrie Lloyd.<ref name=about>{{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}}</ref><ref name=abc>{{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}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*''Metropolis'' [http://www.metropolis.co.jp official website]
*''Metropolis'' [http://www.metropolis.co.jp website]


[[Category:City guides]]
[[Category:City guides]]

Revision as of 03:18, 24 March 2008

Metropolis
File:MetropolisJapan.jpg
23 February 2008 cover
Editor in ChiefSteve Trautlein
CategoriesNewsmagazine, Regional
FrequencyWeekly
Circulation30,000 weekly [1]
PublisherTerrie Lloyd
First issueFebruary 1994
CompanyCrisscross KK
Country Japan
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.metropolis.co.jp

Metropolis is a 80-page free weekly city guide and classified ads glossy magazine published by Crisscross KK targeting English-speaking foreigners in Tokyo.[1]

History

First published in 1994 as the Tokyo Classified, early editions, in the broadsheet style, comprised of classified advertisements sourced from shop notice boards.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Metropolis magazine and its parent company, Crisscross KK, are properties of Japan Inc. Holdings (JIH), owned by Tokyo-based entrepreneur Terrie Lloyd.[5][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Audit Bureau of Circulation (2006). "Report for Publisher of Free Paper: Metropolis". Metropolis. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  2. ^ "Big in Japan". Business A.M. December 11, 2002. Retrieved 2007-04-28.
  3. ^ Jonathon Walsh (7 September 2004). "Life in the Metropolis: Mark Devlin, CEO & Publisher, Crisscross K.K." Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  4. ^ Karen Foster. "A Good Cause". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
  5. ^ "Metropolis - About Us". Metropolis. 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-23.

External links

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