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Let’s Talk About You-Know-What
Japan’s double standards about sex have got to change
Miss World
Dancer, biker, newscaster—NHK World’s Yuko Fukushima is a lot more than just a pretty face
Digital Bazaar
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Your go-to place [...]
Mood Board
Marunouchi’s newest nightspot delivers a mixed bag of styles
Geibikei and Hiraizumi
Temples and gorges jostle for attention in Iwate Prefecture
Sick of it All
A new rule promises to make public health insurance compulsory for foreigners living in Japan... or does it?
Tokyo Sundub
The Korean tofu hotpot boom lands in Tokyo
Virtual Idols
Japan’s new media sensations blur the line between the real and the imaginary
Oct 8, 2009
This Week's Required Reading
Robo Geisha
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 This new work [...]
Three Camel Lodge
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Luxurious accommodation is [...]
My Sister’s Keeper
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 One of my [...]
Orphan
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Squirm-inducing, “evil amongst [...]
Fast & Furious
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Perhaps they thought [...]
Death Sentence
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 This Death Wish [...]
Astro Boy
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 In this Hollywood [...]
Cofesta
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Seizing on the [...]
China Rips Guts Out of iPhone
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 If you’ve been [...]
Ginza International Jazz Festival
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 It’s turning out [...]
Is That Ubuntu in Your Pocket, or Are You Just…?
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 Sharp has always [...]
Change a Bulb, Save the Planet
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 If, like most [...]
Artifact
Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2009 If someone asked [...]