30 things to do this weekend

Friday

Uniqlo Ginza
Fast fashion behemoth Uniqlo flings open the doors at its new, 12-floor Ginza flagship store today, and there'll be special discounts available throughout the weekend – with massive crowds to match. Read more

Photographic Works of Tadahiko Hayashi
Literary badboy Osamu Dazai and the other chain-smoking, hard-living wordsmiths of the Showa era get lovingly chronicled in the Tobacco & Salt Museum's current exhibition, which finishes on Sunday. Read more

VOCA 2012
Meet some of Japan's most promising young artists at the latest in the annual 'Vision Of Contemporary Art' shows, where a cabal of art critics, curators and researchers throw the spotlight on their latest discoveries. Read more

The Wombats
These Liverpudlian indie kids seemed to be having a riotous time in the Japan-set video for 'Tokyo (Vampires & Wolves)' – too bad it was actually filmed in LA. See how The Wombats fare in real-life Japan tonight. Read more

764-Hero & Moools
Once one of the mightiest indie bands in the Pacific Northwest, 764-Hero split up just months before their first tour of Japan. A decade on, they've reformed and finally made it over here – better late than never, eh? Read more

Billy Childs Quartet
They were mixing jazz and chamber music with the Kronos Quartet in LA last weekend, but the Billy Childs Quartet will be keeping the classical antics to a minimum on the final night of their Blue Note residency. Read more

DJ Vadim Japan Tour
Underground hip hopper DJ Vadim has marked his latest trip here by releasing a Going to Japan EP, the generous chap. Catch him alongside Tokyo-based counterparts DJ Yas, Quietstorm and Rino. Read more

DFA Night
The ultra-hip DFA Records stable gets represented by one of its most talented DJs: Juan Maclean, former post-hardcore guitarist and present-day purveyor of house, disco and synthpop of the highest order. Read more

Pad Pad Battle
It's the closest thing to pugilism for music producers: Hifana preside over a night of one-on-one bouts between sampler-toting beat makers, with additional music from underground rapper A.Z Session. Read more

Reboot 14th Anniversary
There won't be any guest DJs hogging the decks at this venerable techno party's 14th birthday bash – as resident DJ Q'Hey points out, you wouldn't expect a band to change their vocalist every time, would you? Read more

The Iron Lady
There were few complaints about Meryl Streep snagging an Oscar for her portrayal of widely loathed British PM Margaret Thatcher, but what of the film itself? Find out as The Iron Lady opens in Tokyo today. Read more