Now Tokyo Weekender is published monthly and is distributed in embassies, luxury hotels, shops, stations and airports.
Tokyo Weekender was co-founded by Korean War veteran Millard "Corky" Alexander and Susan Scully, previously co-workers at Pacific Stars and Stripes.
As well as being free at various locations, it used to come inside the Friday edition of the English Daily Yomiuri, a real distribution coup.
As well as regular contributors Weekender is a lifestyle magazine featuring upcoming events, opinion, Japanese news, interviews, society, travel, product reviews, restaurant and bar reviews, community news and announcements and a section featuring reprints of vintage articles.
After Tokyo Weekender welcomed Annemarie Luck as the editor in chief, the magazine was divided into three parts: "radar", "in-depth" and "guide."