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Retired LAPD detective turned risk management investigator

With Weight

Julia Vessey joins a growing number of Westerners infatuated with butoh

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Touhou and Hetalia

Fan-generated content is helping to enliven Japan’s media industry

Celebrity Chowdown

Sports stars, TV tarento and dead actors are all getting into the restaurant business

Lonely Hearts Killer

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Eat organic, drink expensive at this Ebisu nightspot

A Time for Love

From lingerie to chocolate, love hotels to parties, Metropolis presents a grab-bag of Valentine's Day fun

DJ Shabushabu

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Weekends are for Racing

A Daytrip to Tokyo Racecourse offers fun, excitement—and a definite break from the ordinary

Kuuta

High-class food from the Japanese lower depths

Through the Monocle

Most expensive, most livable... with Tokyo, it’s all about who you ask