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Japlish: It's two confusing languages in one!

Learn this commonly used Frankenstein monster of hybrid linguistics for fun and profit.
Japlish: It's two confusing languages in one!

Tokyo Dandy: Fashion-blogging scourge of the underworld

Chronicling the “Lost Generation,” Tokyo Dandy are now guests of honor at receptions themselves and have amassed a gaggle of devoted fans.
Tokyo Dandy: Fashion-blogging scourge of the underworld

Erika Sawajiri: Inside the head of Japan's outspoken star

Self-important brat or liberated artist? The controversial singer and actress Erika Sawajiri once again breaks ranks to denounce her 'outdated' industry
Erika Sawajiri: Inside the head of Japan's outspoken star

Ghosts of battles past in Shimonoseki

In Shimonoseki's former battlegrounds, samurai duels, naval battles, dragon gods and other tales of bloodshed rest uneasily on the fishing town's present-day placid waters
Ghosts of battles past in Shimonoseki

Japanese schoolgirls: Cute, flirty, vulnerable psycho killers

In his book "Japanese Schoolgirl Confidential" Brian Ashcraft discovers that this ostensibly defenseless demographic is considerably more powerful and influential than you might think
Japanese schoolgirls: Cute, flirty, vulnerable psycho killers

Tokyo camps it up

City dwellers that once spurned the great outdoors are increasingly pitching tents, embracing nature and saving a buck or two in the process
Tokyo camps it up
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Japlish: It's two confusing languages in one!

Posted: 6 hours ago in
Learn this commonly used Frankenstein monster of hybrid linguistics for fun and profit
Tokyo's leading party bloggers Tokyo Dandy

Tokyo Dandy: Fashion-blogging scourge of the underworld

Posted: 3 days ago in
Tokyo's leading party bards go from high-end to lo-fi to document Japan's Lost Generation -- even if it means tangling with organized crime
Akama Jingu's towering gate.

Ghosts of battles past in Shimonoseki

Posted: 2 Sep in
In Shimonoseki's former battlegrounds, samurai duels, naval battles, dragon gods and other tales of bloodshed rest uneasily on the fishing town's present-day placid waters
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Snack Nation: LAS Cola

Posted: 1 Sep in
350ml of "Los Angeles sunshine," straight out of Kobe
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Erika Sawajiri: Inside the head of Japan's outspoken star

Posted: 1 Sep in
Self-important brat or liberated artist? The controversial singer and actress Erika Sawajiri once again breaks ranks to denounce her 'outdated' industry
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Earth Celebration: Taiko drums and communal life on a remote Japanese island

Posted: 27 Aug in
On Sado Island Corsican polyphonic singers meet the Kodo drummers

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