 Each edition of the magazine contains a map of various Japanese cities and an entertainment guide, as well as several articles - both satirical and serious - on Japanese life.The comic strip character Charisma Man first appeared in The Alien and later in Japanzine.In May 2008 the magazine introduced Gaijin Sounds, a national music competition for foreign artists in Japan, due to the lack of press coverage given to "home-grown" artists .